Sony Xperia Z5 Compact - Making Sure Your Device is Protected

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Making Sure Your Device is Protected

Your device includes several security options, strongly recommended in case of loss or

theft.
These options are as follows:

Set a secure screen lock on your device using a PIN, password, or pattern to prevent

anyone from accessing or resetting your device.

Add a Google™ account to prevent others from using your device if it gets stolen or

wiped.

Activate either the “Protection by my Xperia” or the Android™ Device Manager web

service. Using one of these services, you can remotely locate, lock, or clear a lost device.

Verifying the Ownership of Your Device

Certain protection features require you to either unlock your screen with your PIN,

password, or pattern, or enter your Google™ account information. Below are examples

of protection features and some of the required credentials:

Factory Data

Reset

protection

You must unlock your screen before you are allowed to perform a Factory

Data Reset.

Protection by

my Xperia

If you remotely reset your device using this service, you must enter the

username and password for a Google™ account associated with the

service. The device must be connected to the internet before the setup

process can be completed. Otherwise, you will not be able to use your

device after the reset.

Android™

Device

Manager

If you remotely reset your device using this service, you must enter the

username and password for a Google™ account. The device must be

connected to the internet before the setup process can be completed.

Otherwise, you will not be able to use your device after the reset.

Software repair

If you use the Xperia™ Companion software to perform a software repair,

you’re asked to enter your Google™ account username and password

when you start the device after the repair is complete.

For Android™ Device Manager, it is necessary to enter information from a Google™ account.

This can be any Google™ account which you have set up on the device as an owner. If you

cannot provide the relevant account information during a setup process, you won't be able to

use the device at all.