How to turn off the screen lock on my Sony Xperia XA and disable Device Protection

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You can remove any screen locks that you've set up on your Sony Xperia XA. When the phone is in standby mode, you won't need to enter a pattern, PIN or password to unlock it.

If you remove the screen lock, you'll also disable the Device Protection feature. Device Protection helps to protect your phone if it's lost or stolen, and it needs both a screen lock and a Google account to be effective.
1. Touch Apps.
2. Touch Settings.
3. Scroll to and touch Lock screen & security.
4. Touch Screen lock.
5. Enter your PIN (or other screen lock code, e.g., pattern or password).
6. Touch CONTINUE.
7. Touch None.
8. Touch YES, REMOVE.
9. The screen lock has been turned off.