How do I turn off the requirement for a PIN on a tablet?
 

A disabled friend mistakenly downloaded an app that required a creditation certificate at the weekend.

To be able to do this, it said he needed PIN protection. Having changed his mind and deleting the app, it still insisted on a PIN, so he's asked for my help- but I'm not very technically minded!

I went into 'security' to turn off the requirement for a PIN and it said that it had been 'disabled by an administrator'.

Can anyone help me to get rid of this as it's making like difficult for him?

Many thanks.

Re: How do I turn off the requirement for a PIN on a tablet?
 

Not sure if tablets have such a thing as 'system restore', to take it back to before the app was installed ?

Re: How do I turn off the requirement for a PIN on a tablet?
 

So according to this:
https://android.stackexchange.com/qu...rn-screen-lock

You first need to ensure that the app is removed from being a Device Adminstrator, and then clear any security credentials.

On my phone with Android 7.0 this is under Settings > Lock Screen and Security > Other Security Settings > Device administrators

Then within Other Security Settings choose the option to 'Clear credentials'

Re: How do I turn off the requirement for a PIN on a tablet?
 

Can be device dependent. Eg Tesco Hudl 2 enforces use of a PIN to encrypt the tablet. Apparently no way around that.