Choose when your Pixel phone can stay unlocked

You can keep your Pixel phone unlocked in some situations, like when your phone is in your pocket or connected to another device you use often. When you use Extend Unlock, you only need to unlock once with your PIN, pattern or password. The features you can use depend on your device.

Important:

Let your phone stay unlocked

  1. Make sure that you have a screen lock. Learn how to set a screen lock.
  2. Open your device's Settings app.
  3. Tap Security and privacy and then More security and privacy and then Extend Unlock.
    • If you don't find 'Security and privacy', tap Security and location.
  4. Enter your PIN, pattern or password.
  5. Pick an option and follow the on-screen steps.

Manually lock phone when Extend Unlock is on

Important: When Extend Unlock is turned on and active, an unlock icon Unlocked is displayed on your lock screen. Extend Unlock will keep your device unlocked for up to four hours at a time.

To lock your device again:

  1. Press the Power and Volume up buttons at the same time.
  2. Tap Lockdown Lock.

Turn off extend unlock

  1. Open your device's Settings app.
  2. Tap Security and privacy and then More security and privacy and then Extend Unlock.
    • If you don't find 'Security and privacy', tap Security and location.
  3. Enter your PIN, pattern or password.
  4. Tap On-body detection.
  5. Turn off Use On-body detection.
  6. Tap Trusted places.
  7. Turn off Use trusted places for Extend Unlock.
  8. Remove all trusted devices.

Tip: You can turn off your screen lock. Learn more about screen lock settings.

Learn about locking options

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