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Realme: Turn On-body Detection On or Off

If your Realme phone keeps unlocking itself while it sits in your pocket or you are just holding it, Smart Lock's On-body detection is the reason. This feature relies on the motion sensor to keep the lock screen inactive whenever the phone is being carried, regardless of who is carrying it. That means it never checks your identity, so anyone who takes the phone from your hand gets in without a PIN or password.

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Enable or Disable On-body Detection auf Realme

On-body detection is part of Smart Lock on Realme phones running Realme UI. It uses the motion sensor to recognize that the device is being carried or worn, and it keeps the lock screen suppressed during that time, even with automatic screen lock turned on.

The feature only tracks movement, not identity. Once the phone changes hands while still in motion, for example passed to another person, it stays unlocked until it is put down or the sensor loses the pattern it associates with being carried. For anyone sharing a household, commuting on public transport, or handing the phone to colleagues, this creates a real gap in screen security.

Turning the setting off forces the lock screen to reactivate based on your normal timeout, no matter how the phone is held or moved. Turning it on again is useful if you unlock the phone often during short trips, like walking between rooms, and find the repeated PIN entry annoying.

To change the setting: Tap on SettingsTap on SecurityTap on Smart LockTap on On-body detectionEnable or disable Use On-body detection.

If Smart Lock is greyed out, a screen lock method such as PIN or pattern needs to be set first, since On-body detection depends on it.

Frequently asked questions

On-body detection keeps the lock screen suppressed while the motion sensor detects the phone is being carried, which overrides the normal timeout. Check Tap on SettingsTap on SecurityTap on Smart LockTap on On-body detection to see if it is enabled.