Face Down
Place your iPhone face down on a table and MaxVault is gone.
Panic Action:One flip. Nothing to see.
Panic Action hides MaxVault the moment you flip your iPhone face down or swipe down with three fingers. Choose what happens: switch to a harmless decoy vault, or jump straight to Safari, Photos, Mail or Messages.
What Panic Action does
3 Fingers Swipe
Swipe down with three fingers to trigger it while you hold the phone.
Switch to Vault
Jump to a decoy vault filled with harmless content.
Open another app
Or open Safari, Photos, Mail or Messages instead.
Set up Panic Action
Full guide: How to set up a decoy vault on iPhone- Set a passcode for your Primary vault. To switch to a decoy, add a secondary vault in Settings → Vaults too.
- Go to Settings → Security → Panic Action.
- Choose Switch to Vault, Open Safari, Open Photos, Open Mail or Open Messages.
- Choose the trigger: Face Down, 3 Fingers Swipe, or both.
Panic Action: questions.
What is a decoy vault?
A second vault with its own passcode, filled with ordinary photos. If you’re pressured to open MaxVault, open the decoy instead. How to set up a decoy vault.
Does the decoy reveal that other vaults exist?
No. The Vaults screen appears only in your Primary vault, so a secondary vault shows only its own files.
Do I need a passcode to use Panic Action?
Yes. Set a passcode for your Primary vault first, and create a secondary vault before choosing Switch to Vault.