You can keep your phone unlocked in some situations, like when your phone is in your pocket or you're near home. When you use Extend Unlock (formerly Smart Lock), you only need to unlock once with your PIN, pattern, or password.
Important:
- Some of these steps work only on Android 10 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
- Some of these steps require you to touch the screen.
Let your phone stay unlocked
- Make sure you have a screen lock. Learn how to set a screen lock.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Security & privacy
More security & privacy Extend Unlock. If you don't find "Security & privacy", tap Security & location. - Enter your PIN, pattern, or password.
- Pick an option and follow the on-screen steps.
More security & privacy Important: When Extend Unlock is turned on and active, an Unlock icon 
is displayed on your lock screen. Extend Unlock will keep your device unlocked for up to 4 hours at a time.
To lock your device again:
- Press the Power and Volume up buttons at the same time.
- Tap Lockdown .
.Turn off Extend Unlock
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Security & privacy More security & privacy Extend Unlock. If you don't find "Security & privacy", tap Security & location.
- Enter your PIN, pattern, or password.
- Tap On-body detection.
- Turn off Use On-body detection.
- Remove all trusted devices and trusted places. On some phones, you might need to remove trusted faces and Voice Match voices.
- Optional: To turn off your screen lock, learn more about screen lock settings.
Learn about locking options
Keep your phone unlocked when it's on you
Turn on-body detection on or off
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Security & privacy More security & privacy Extend Unlock On-body detection.
- Turn Use On-body detection on or off.
More security & privacy How on-body detection works
- After you unlock your device, it stays unlocked as long as it senses that it's on your body. After you put down your device, like if you set it on a table, your device can take up to one minute to automatically lock.
- After you get into a car, bus, train, or other vehicle, your device can take 5-10 minutes to lock.
Important: When you're on an airplane or boat, your device could not lock automatically. Make sure to lock manually if needed. Learn howto manually lock your phone.Learn howto manually lock your phone.
Important: Your device stores accelerometer data about the pattern of your walk to help determine when you're carrying your device. When you turn off on-body detection, your device deletes this data.
Keep your phone unlocked when it's at a trusted place
Use trusted places
- Turn on high accuracy or battery-saving location mode. Learn how to change location modes.
- Let your device use your current location. Learn how to turn on location.
Tip:Trusted places works best with Wi-Fi.
Important: Your trusted location is an estimate
Your trusted location can go out beyond the walls of your home or custom place. It can keep your device unlocked within a radius of up to 100 meters.
Location signals can be copied or manipulated. Someone with access to specialized equipment could unlock your device.
Stop showing notifications on your lock screen
Show the lockdown optionin your power settings
- Open your phone'sSettings app.
- TapDisplayAdvancedLock screen display. If you don't find "Display," tap Security & location Lock screen preferences.
- Turn on Show lockdown option. The lockdown button will show in the list of settings when you press the power button.
Turn on Lockdown
Important: Lockdown will only work until you unlock your device. If you want to keep using lockdown, turn it on each time you want to use it.
- Press the Power and Volume up buttons at the same time.
- Tap Lockdown. This turns off notifications, fingerprintor face recognition unlocking, and Extend Unlock while on your lock screen.
Add, remove, or edit home location
Add your home location
- In the Extend Unlock menu, tap Trusted places.
- Tap Home.
- Follow the on-screen steps.
Tip:This updates your home across Google. Learn more about your home addressin Google Maps.
Remove your home location
- In the Extend Unlock menu, tap Trusted places.
- Tap Home.
- Pick the kind of removal:
- To turn off your home as a trusted location, tap Turn off this location.
- To clear your home address across Google, tap Edit Clear Clear.
Edit your home location
- In the Extend Unlock menu, tap Trusted places.
- Tap your home location.
- Tap Edit your home address or map.
- Enter the address that you want to use as your home.
Tip: If your home has more than onebuildingat the same address, the trusted place that you want can be different from the address. To get better location accuracy, you can add the actual location of your home within the building complex. See how to add custom places (below).
Add, remove, or edit custom places
Add a custom place
- In the Extend Unlock menu, tap Trusted places.
- Tap Add trusted place. A map will open to your current location.
- To use your current location, tap Select this location Select.
- To pick a different location, tap Search.
- To use your current location, tap Select this location
- Name the trusted location (like "Work"). Tap OK.
.Edit or remove a custom place
- In the Extend Unlock menu, tap Trusted places.
- From the list of trusted Extend Unlock options, pick the place.
- Pick the kind of edit:
- Delete
- Rename
- Edit Address
Keep your device unlocked when connected to a trusted device
Add a trusted Bluetooth device
- On your device, make sure that Bluetooth is on. Learn how to turn on Bluetooth.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Security & privacy More security & privacy Extend Unlock. If you don't find "Security & privacy", tap Security & location.
- Tap Trusted devices Add trusted device.
- On the list of devices, tap a device.
- You can keep your phone or tablet unlocked for longer when it's connected to a trusted device, like a Bluetooth watch or car speaker system. We recommend avoiding devices that are always with your phone or tablet, like Bluetooth keyboards or cases.
- Optional: To remove a Bluetooth device, tap the device you want to remove. Then, tap Remove.
- Unlock your device. If it's connected to the trusted device, it will stay unlocked.
Important: Make sure to only use trusted Bluetooth devices.
It's possible that someone could keep your device unlocked by imitating your Bluetooth connection.
If you get a notification on your device: When your device can't determine that you're using a secure connection, you'll get a notification. You could need to unlock your device.
Bluetooth connectivity range can vary. Range depends on factors like your device model, Bluetooth device, and current environment. Bluetooth connectivity can be up to 100 meters. If someone takes your phone or tablet while it's near your trusted device, and if your trusted device has unlocked it, that person could access your device.
Older Android versions
If you're using Android 9 and below, you might find these options on your device.
Say "Ok Google" from a secure lock screen. If we recognize your voice, you can ask Google to do things for you, or visit sites, without manually unlocking your phone.Learn how to turn on "Ok Google."
Set up, improve, or remove a trusted face
Important: This facial recognition is less secure than a PIN, pattern, or password. Someone who looks similar to you could unlock your phone.
Set up and use a trusted face
- In the Smart Lock menu, tapTrusted face.
- TapSet upand follow the on-screen steps.After you set a trusted face, every time you turn on your phone, it'll look for your face and unlock if it recognizes you.
- Smart Lock doesn't store photos of you. Data used to recognize your face is kept only on your phone. Apps can't see or use the data, and it isn't backed up on Google servers.
Tip:When your phonelooks for your face, you'll see the Trusted face 
. If your phonedoesn’t recognize your face, you can unlock your phonewith your PIN, pattern, or password.
Improve your phone's facial recognition
- In the Smart Lock menu, tap Trusted face.
- Tap Improve face matching.
- Tap Next and follow the on-screen steps.
Remove a trusted face
- In the Smart Lock menu, tapTrusted face.
- TapRemove trusted face.
- When asked if you want to remove the trusted face, tapRemove.
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