Choose when your Android phone can stay unlocked

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.

Manually lock phone when Extend Unlock is on

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.
Tap Trusted places.
Turn off Use trusted places for Extend Unlock.
Remove all trusted devices. On some phones, you might need to remove trusted faces and Voice Match voices.