You can keep your Pixel phone unlocked in some situations, like when your phone is in your pocket or connected to another device you use often. When you use Extend Unlock, you only need to unlock once with your PIN, pattern or password. The features you can use depend on your device.
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 that you have a screen lock. Learn how to set a screen lock.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Security and privacy
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- Enter your PIN, pattern or password.
- Pick an option and follow the on-screen steps.
More security and privacy Important: When Extend Unlock is turned on and active, an Unlock icon 
To lock your device again:
- Press the Power and Volume up buttons at the same time.
- Tap Lockdown
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.Turn off extend unlock
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Security and privacy
- Enter your PIN, pattern or password.
- Tap On-body detection.
- Turn off Use On-body detection.
- Remove all trusted devices and trusted places.
- Optional: To turn off your screen lock, learn more about screen lock settings.
Learn about locking options
Lock your phone when Extend Unlock is onTurn on lockdown
- Press the Power and Volume up buttons at the same time.
- Tap Lockdown.
Remotely lock device with Find My Device
You can remotely lock your device from another phone, tablet or computer. Learn how to find, lock or erase with Find My Device.
Turn On-body detection on or off
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Security and privacy
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- Turn Use On-body detection on or off.
More security and privacy How On-body detection works
- After you unlock your device, it stays unlocked as long as it senses that it’s on your body. After you put down your device, like if you set it on a table, your device can take up to one minute to automatically lock.
- After you get into a car, bus, train or other vehicle, your device can take 5–10 minutes to lock.
Important: When you're on an aeroplane or boat, your device could not lock automatically. Make sure to lock manually if needed. Learn how to manually lock your phone.
Important: Your device stores accelerometer data about the pattern of your walk to help determine when you're carrying your device. When you turn off on-body detection, your device deletes this data.
Use trusted places
- Let your device use your current location. Learn how to turn on location.
Important: Your trusted location is an estimate
Your trusted location can go out beyond the walls of your home or custom place. It can keep your device unlocked within a radius of up to 100 meters.
Location signals can be copied or manipulated. Someone with access to specialised equipment could unlock your device.
Turn on lockdown
- Press the Power and Volume up buttons at the same time.
- Tap Lockdown. This turns off notifications, fingerprint or face recognition unlocking, and Extend Unlock while on your lock screen.
Add a trusted Bluetooth device
- On your device, make sure that Bluetooth is on. Learn how to turn on Bluetooth.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Security and privacy
- Tap Trusted devices
- On the list of devices, tap a device.
- You can keep your phone or tablet unlocked for longer when it's connected to a trusted device, like a Bluetooth watch or car speaker system. We recommend avoiding devices that are always with your phone or tablet, like Bluetooth keyboards or cases.
- Optional: To remove a Bluetooth device, tap the device that you want to remove. Then, tap Remove.
- Unlock your device. If it's connected to the trusted device, it will stay unlocked.
Important: Make sure to only use trusted Bluetooth devices.
It's possible that someone could keep your device unlocked by imitating your Bluetooth connection.
If you get a notification on your device: When your device can't determine that you're using a secure connection, you'll get a notification. You could need to unlock your device.
Bluetooth connectivity range can vary. Range depends on factors like your device model, Bluetooth device and current environment. Bluetooth connectivity can be up to 100 metres. If someone takes your phone or tablet while it's near your trusted device, and if your trusted device has unlocked it, that person could access your device.