How to see who tried to get into your private photos
iOS doesn't record failed attempts to open an app. MaxVault can: turn on Capture Break-ins in Settings → Security → Break-ins, and after a chosen number of wrong passcodes MaxVault discreetly takes a front-camera photo and saves the time and location. Review them later under View Break-ins.
What iPhone can and can't tell you
Your iPhone locks after too many wrong device passcodes, but it keeps no record of who tried, and apps like Photos don't log failed attempts at all. If you suspect someone is looking at your private photos, you need an app that watches its own front door.
Turn on Break-ins in MaxVault
- Open MaxVault and go to Settings → Security → Break-ins.
- Turn on Capture Break-ins. Allow camera access when asked. Location access is optional and adds where the attempt happened.
- Choose Maximum Failed Attempts: how many wrong passcodes in a row trigger a capture.
From now on, when someone enters the wrong MaxVault passcode that many times, MaxVault quietly takes a photo with the front camera and saves the attempt's time and location.
Review break-in attempts
Go back to Settings → Security → Break-ins and tap View Break-ins. Each record shows the photo, when it happened and, if location was allowed, where. The Break-ins row turns red when there's a record you haven't seen yet.
Make snooping pointless in the first place
- Use a MaxVault passcode that's different from your iPhone passcode.
- Turn on Panic Action to hide MaxVault instantly. See how to set up a decoy vault.
- Lock your most private folders with their own Folder Password.
Break-in records are part of MaxVault's Security features and stay in your vault on your device.