Android 5.0 didn't just come along for its pretty looks, It
has some pretty neat features along for the ride too. What we have here today
is Smart lock. If you’re like me, you have some form of security lock on your
device. Whether it’s a PIN, a pattern lock or password. Now that’s all fine and
dandy when your trying to keep nosey individuals out of your business but it can
be extremely annoying when you’re the one frequently accessing your phone. So
how do we get around this little problem? Well let me show you.
You’re gonna want to go to settings then security. Then you
will need to setup some basic security either a PIN, pattern or Password. If you don’t do that, the “Smart Lock” feature
will remain grayed out.
Now that we have that out of the way, tap on “Smart Lock”
You will be presented with a prompt asking you to confirm your PIN/Pattern or Password. Once that’s out of
the way you will be presented with 3 options, Trusted Device, Trusted Place and Trusted Face.
Now it’s up to you to choose the option that works best for
you.
Trusted Device keeps
your phone unlocked whenever you have it paired with a Bluetooth peripheral
device for example smartwatch or Google glass or via NFC.
Trusted Place Will do the same thing whenever you are within
range of selected locations. So for example if you set your home as a trusted location,
your phone or tablet will never ask for a password/PIN or Pattern to unlock. Simply tap “Add trusted place and you will be presented with
a map so you can manually add a location of your choice. If you already added
your home and work locations via Google Now or Google Maps, then your good.
Just toggle the respective switch.