Set keypad lock password?

[jbc76]

I can see to lock the keyboard you click the lock icon and to get out you press * and the phone. Can you set a custom lock/password so you can prevent entry into the phone? Thanks

[jsanders]

Yes.

Options > Security > General Settings.

Good luck.

[jbc76]

I see in the security settings where you can enable or disable a password. I'll assume you have to go setup a password in the password keeper? I tried setting up a 2 character password and it didn't seem to like it. I don't want to have to type in a long password when trying to unlock the phone. When the phone rinds I just want to be able to hit a couple of keys and unlock it. If it works for hitting * phone why won't it let me set up a similar password?

I am sure I am missing something...thanks

[jsanders]

Yes, that is it. Enable your Password, on exit, SAVE, you will be asked to enter the new password, and confirm.

I believe you will need at least four characters. This has nothing to do with Password Keeper, or I would have mentioned it was the place to go. PK is for keeping track of other application PWs etc.

[MajinBerry]

and speaking of password keeper....I'm on try 9 of 10 on trying to remember my password, completely forgot it. So what happens after try number 10, am I screwed? Can I reset the password?

[jsanders]

on the 10th wrong password, all the data within Password Keeper is deleted, pretty cool how secure that is, huh?

Good luck.

[MajinBerry]

lol...damn that might upset me if I remembered what was in there....probably nothing cause I haven't passworded anything other than the password keeper itself....what am I potentially losing?

[Tylerd]

You would be losing any password or note that is stored in password keeper.

Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com

[MajinBerry]

ok, I'm pretty sure I don't have either of those stored in there I must have just set up the password keeper password...thanks always appreciated

[CrackBerrySanskrit]

There are two ways of locking your blackbery device. (The one tested is a blackberry cuve 9300 v6.0.0.600 p/f6.6.0.223)

One without a password and the other with a password and/or password timeout

To lock your device without a password simply hold the A* lock icon to the far left of the keyboard

To lock your device with a password timeout go to options>security>password>enable
set the timeout and password attempts to whichever you want
(i set mine to 3 attempts and lock after 10 min)

To lock your device with a password whenever you want go to options>display>home screen preferences and change (under launch by typing)universal search to application shortcuts
Now go to options>security>password>enable and (if you want to) change lock after 1 hour
Then go to home screen and press c
This should lock your device with a password whenever you want it to and to unlock it, you can simply start typing the password
-enjoy

[tasha.directioner]

i have a blackberry curve 8520 , i cant find how to set a password for my lock screen unless it times out, how do i do it?
and mine doesnt have Options > Security > General Settings. so that doesnt work.