How to pin the screen on an Huawei Y560?

There are times when you need someone else to use your Huawei Y560 either to see a photo, a video, use an application or visit a web page, but you do not want them to be able to access the rest of the applications and data on your device either by privacy, security or to avoid mistakes.

For example, there are times when you need to give the Huawei Y560 to a friend, family member or even a small child and you do not want them to leave that app that you have opened. This is very useful, for example, so that young children can watch videos on YouTube without leaving the application and you can even prevent them from doing anything other than watching, that is, blocking the touch panel until you want.

Imagine that you want to let someone see a photo or video from Instagram but you don't want them to be able to “like” that publication or see the rest of the publications and “gossip”, since it is possible to do so on your Y560, follow the following steps and we will tell you how to configure it.

This feature is only available from Android version 9, the Y560 comes from the factory with version Android 5.1 (Lollipop).

Estimated time: 2 minutes.

1- First step:

As most Android functions “Screen pinning” must be activated from the Huawei Y560 settings, for this, click on “Settings” to start with the configuration.

Settings icon Android

2- Second step:

Scroll down the Huawei Y560 settings, look for the section called “Security”, click to access.

Android security settings

3- Third step:

The pin screen function is a bit hidden in the Huawei Y560 settings so you must click on “Advanced” to access these hidden settings.

Android advanced menu

4- Fourth step:

Scroll down through the Huawei Y560 screen until you find the “Screen pinning” section, press to activate it and define its settings.

Screen pinning Android

5- Fifth step:

Press to activate “Screen pinning” if it is not active.

Activate screen pinning Android

6- Sixth step:

Click on “Ask for unlock pattern before unpinning” if you want to enter a different code from the one you have to unlock the Huawei Y560, in this way you can protect your personal unlock code or pattern.

Activate lock to deactivate

7- Seventh step:

You have already activated this very interesting function to loan the Huawei Y560 to someone else. Now to test how it works or put it to use you must open the application that you want to “pin” or keep open and from which you will not be able to exit without unlocking the Y560, once opened you must click on the recent applications button, it is of the square button at the bottom right of the screen of your Y560.

Recent Applications Android

8- Eighth step:

Now click on the icon of the application that you want to “pin on the screen” to display the menu of available options.

Android app settings

9- Ninth step:

Among the options that will now appear displayed, you will see “Pin” next to the icon of a thumbtack or tack. Press to pin this application on your Huawei Y560.

Pin app Android

With these simple steps you have learned to activate and use “Screen pinning” in your Huawei Y560, once configured you can use it at any time by pressing the recent applications button as shown in point seven.

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