Recovery
SIM PIN
In Turkish: SIM PIN kodu
A short code that locks your SIM card, so a thief who puts it in another phone cannot use your number.
When a SIM PIN is set, the SIM asks for the code each time the phone restarts or the card is moved to another phone. Without it, the thief cannot call or receive your SMS codes with that SIM.
It is a separate code from your screen lock. Three wrong tries lock the SIM, and a longer PUK code from your operator is then needed, so write both down in a safe place and do not use an easy guess like 0000.
What to do
- Turn on the SIM lock in your phone's settings and choose a PIN that is not your birth year or 0000.
- Keep the PUK code from your operator in a safe place.
- Remember this PIN is separate from your screen lock.