I have the left side button set to lock and it locks after ten minutes. If I'm texting someone I don't want to have to unlock it after I pull it out of the holster.
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I have mine set to lock after one hour. I use it enough within 30-minute increments that I didn't want to have it lock all the time. If I am not using it for a while, it locks, just to be on the safe side.