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Samsung: Add Trusted Devices to Smart Lock

If your Samsung phone still asks for a PIN every time you get in the car or plug in your headphones, Smart Lock is not recognizing your Bluetooth accessory as trusted yet. Without a registered device, the phone falls back to full lock screen security even when it is clearly connected to something you use daily. Adding the right accessory as a trusted device lets the phone skip the lock screen automatically while that connection is active.

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Step 1 of 6: Tap on **Settings**

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Android 11 · One UI 3
Add Trusted Devices for Smart Lock – One UI 3: step 1 – Tap on Settings
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Add Trusted Devices for Smart Lock auf Samsung

Smart Lock keeps a Samsung phone unlocked while it stays connected to a Bluetooth accessory you have marked as trusted. Without an added device, the system always falls back to Pattern, PIN or Password, even if you are sitting in your own car or wearing your own headphones.

Trusted devices can be car radios, headphones, smartwatches, TVs or navigation systems. As soon as the connection to one of these drops, the phone locks again on its own, so the convenience only applies while the accessory is actually paired and in range.

Menu path

Tap on SettingsTap on Lock screenTap on Smart LockEnter the current Pattern, PIN or PasswordTap on Trusted devicesTap on Add trusted device and follow the instructions on screen.

Smart Lock only reduces friction on the lock screen. It does not replace Bluetooth pairing itself, so the accessory has to be paired with the phone first before it shows up on the list. If you share the car or the headphones with someone else, skip this feature and stick to Pattern, PIN or Password, since anyone connected to that device could unlock the phone the same way.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. As soon as the Bluetooth connection to the trusted device drops, Samsung switches back to the regular lock screen and asks for Pattern, PIN or Password again.

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Android 11 · One UI 3

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