A decoy pattern, for when someone forces you to open Underlock
You choose a vault to show. From then on, that vault’s pattern is the decoy pattern. When the decoy pattern is drawn, that vault opens as usual and every other vault on this iPhone is erased. The erased vaults are gone for good.
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How the decoy pattern works
Read this before you turn on a decoy pattern
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The decoy pattern erases every time, even when you draw it. On the pattern screen, drawing the decoy pattern erases the other vaults, even when you only meant to open the vault you chose. So choose a vault you don’t open day to day.
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Erased vaults are gone for good.
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The vault you showed gets a new recovery phrase. A recovery phrase is the 12 words you wrote on paper when you set up that vault. After the decoy pattern is used, the shown vault’s old 12 words stop working. The new 12 words are in Settings, under Recovery phrase.
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Turning the decoy pattern off. In Settings, go to More vaults, then Decoy pattern, then Turn off a decoy pattern. Then draw the decoy pattern on that screen. Drawing the pattern in Settings erases nothing.
Questions
No. The decoy pattern is part of Underlock Pro, along with more vaults. The free plan gives you one vault, with no file limit. See pricing
No. The vault you chose opens as usual, with no message.
No. Recently deleted keeps deleted files for 30 days, but vaults erased by the decoy pattern never go there.
One pattern opens the vault you chose and erases the rest
The decoy pattern is part of Pro. Start free with one vault.
For iPhone with iOS 17 or later.