Unlock your Chromebook with your Android phone

Y'all can utilise your nearby Android phone to sign in to or unlock your Chromebook. If you lot use your Chromebook at piece of work or school, you may not be able to apply these features with your telephone. For more help, contact your administrator.

Learn how to unlock your device

Tap here to see an interactive tutorial

What you demand

For your Chromebook, you lot'll need:

  • a connected Android phone
  • an internet connexion
  • to sign in to the same Google Account every bit your phone

For your phone, yous'll need:

  • Android version L-MR1 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
  • your phone unlocked
  • Bluetooth turned on
  • Screen lock ready
  • Automatic unlock turned on (optional)

Set Smart Lock

  1. On your Chromebook, at the bottom right, select the fourth dimension.
  2. Select Settings .
  3. Under "Connected devices," select your Android phone.
  4. Select Smart Lock.
  5. Select Unlock device and sign in to your Google Business relationship. Y'all may accept to enter your password.
  6. Your device will unlock and you'll be signed in when your Android phone is nearby and unlocked.

Tip: If your phone and Chromebook are signed in to the same account, you can use your phone to unlock multiple Google Accounts on your Chromebook.

Turn off Smart Lock

Y'all can cease your phone from unlocking your Chromebook at any fourth dimension.

  1. On your Chromebook, at the bottom right, select the fourth dimension.
  2. Select Settings .
  3. Nether "Connected devices," select your Android telephone.
  4. Plough off Smart Lock.

Ready issues

Once you lot connect your Android phone, you lot'll receive a notification on your telephone that Smart Lock is ready to use. If you do non get this notification, you may need to request verification again.

  1. On your Chromebook, at the lesser right, select the fourth dimension.
  2. Select Settings .
  3. Under "Connected devices," select your Android phone.
  4. If the status is "Awaiting" a few minutes after you connected with your phone, select Verify to submit some other asking.
  5. You'll become a notification on your phone when Smart Lock is activated.

If you can't unlock your device with your Android phone, cheque that both your phone and your Chromebook:

  • are continued to the internet
  • have been restarted

Tip: To larn more about an error, hover over the Lock .

Assist keep your personal info condom

  • When your device isn't in use, lock your screen.
  • If your Android telephone or device is stolen, immediately change your Google Account password. For actress security, reset your Android phone from your estimator, telephone, or tablet.

Related articles

  • Manage Google Accounts
  • Connect your Android phone to your Chromebook
  • Connect to your telephone's network
  • Send text messages on your Chromebook

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