Pin something to your device's screen.
We've all been there: Someone you know needs to borrow your phone "for a quick sec" to make a call or look something up online. Or maybe you want to hand your device over to the little one so she can play a game while the grown-ups talk. A new Lollipop feature called Screen Pinning is designed to let you do those types of things without any hassle -- and without having to worry about the person getting into something they shouldn't.
Take a moment now to enable it: Go into the main system settings, select "Security," scroll down to "Screen Pinning," and set it to "On."
Then take it for a test run: Tap the Recent Apps key (the square to the right of the Home key) and scroll upward. You'll see a pushpin icon on the most recent app or process you've had open. Tap it and then confirm that you want to pin that process.
Your device is now locked to that one process -- so if you hand it off to anyone, it's the only thing they'll be able to use. No returning to the home screen, no seeing notifications, no opening up anything else on the device.
To exit the pinned mode, press the Back and Recent Apps (apparently also now known as "Overview") buttons at the same time. If you have a PIN, pattern, or password set -- which you should if you want this feature to have much meaning -- you'll need to enter it in order to return the device to its normal state.
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