< Passwords >
Visible passwords – Select to show passwords as you
type them, or deselect to hide them as you type them.
< Device administration >
Select device administrators – Add or remove device
administrators.
< Credential storage >
Use secure credentials – Select to allow applications
to access your phone’s encrypted store of secure
certificates, related passwords and other credentials.
Credential storage is used to establish some kinds
of VPN and Wi-Fi connections. If you have not set a
credential storage password, this setting is greyed out.
Install from SD card – Allows you to install encrypted
certificates from a microSD card.
Set password – Allows you to set or change the
password for your secure credential storage. Your
password must have at least eight characters.
Clear storage – Deletes all secure certificates and
related credentials and erases the secure storage’s own
password.
Applications
Unknown sources – Permits installation of applications
you get from websites, email or other locations than
Android Market.
WARNING
Depending on the applications you install, the
mobile phone may not operate correctly and could
be illegally used to establish your location and gain
access to personal information via the Internet.
To protect your phone and personal data, only
download applications from trusted sources such as
Android Market.
Manage applications – Manage and remove installed
applications.
Running services – Allows you to view and control
services and applications that are currently running. This
option displays what processes each running service
needs, and how much memory it is using.
Development – Allows you to set options for application
development, such as USB debugging, Stay awake
and Allow mock locations.
Accounts & sync
<General sync settings >
Background data – Permits applications to synchronise
data in the background, whether or not you are actively
using them. Un-selecting this setting can save battery
power, and will lower (but not eliminate) data use.
Auto-sync – Permits applications to synchronise, send
and receive data on their own schedule.
Settings
