Often, many people have the ability to see others' smartphones. If your phone is unlocked, then it can check anything in your smartphone. Many times you cannot refuse them because they are your friends or family. But even if you want to unlock your phone, no one will be able to open anything in it without will. For this, a special feature is available in your Android phone itself, and to use it, you have to follow some simple tips.
A feature called Pin the Screen or Screen Pinning has been made available in Android smartphones. With the help of this feature, no one will be able to use your unlocked phone without your will. This feature is available in Android 5.0 and above. The main function of Pin the Screen or Screen Pinning is that in this you can lock or pin any app and after that no other app other than that app will be open to your phone unless you want it yourself. So if you are holding the phone to see an app in someone's hand, then do not forget to use this feature so that your privacy remains and no one can open other apps of the smartphone.
1. This feature is present in all Android phones. Its name in the phone can be Pin the Screen or Screen Pinning. To use it, you must first open the phone's settings.
2. Security & Lock Screen option will be found in the phone settings.
3. After clicking on Security & Lock Screen, here are several options related to privacy, while at the bottom, the option of Screen Pinning is given.
4. Tap on Screen Pinning option and turn it On.
5. Now open the app you want to pin in your phone and then close it.
6. After this go to the option of Recent Apps and long press on the app you want to pin there. After long press, select Pin option.
7. After this, your phone will not open other than Pinned App.
To remove the PIN option later, you have to press the Home and Back buttons simultaneously and use the lockscreen password.
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