How to unlock your Chromebook with Smart Lock for Android
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Most people have several devices that they log in to in a number of ways. You may have a password on your laptop, a fingerprint on your phone, and a pin or pattern on your tablet. These differing login methods can be frustrating and tedious to remember. However, if you have an Android phone and one ofour favorite Chromebooks, Google included a feature to unlock your Chromebook with your phone. This feature is called Smart Lock, and this guide details how to set up, use, and troubleshoot it.
Change your Chromebook login ingo with ease
How to set up Smart Lock on your Chromebook
The Smart Lock feature is only available to users who have a Chromebook and an Android phone. Those who use an iPhone and a Chromebook can not take advantage of this feature. You must set up Smart Lock on your Chromebook to get started.
Smart Lock is now set up and ready to use.
How to unlock your Chromebook with your Android phone
Now that Smart Lock is set up, let’s look at how to use the feature.
You’ve now used Smart Lock to unlock your Chromebook.
What to do if Smart Lock stops working
If Smart Lock stops working, here are a few tips and tricks to get it working again:
Using these suggestions, Smart Lock should now be working again.
Bonus: How to set up a login PIN
A PIN is a good secondary method to log in quickly if your phone isn’t easily accessible.
You’ve now set up a PIN as a secondary login method for your Chromebook.
Unlock your best Chromebook experience
No matter what device you use, logging in should be quick, easy, and secure. Smart Lock helps you use the login for one device to log in to two devices. Another snazzy feature included with Chromebooks is the ability tocheck the status of your components using the Diagnostics app.
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