Intruder alerts
Wrong PIN. Photo taken. Case closed.
Intruder alerts turn every failed unlock into evidence. When someone enters a wrong PIN on Secure Folder: Incogni Vault's lock screen, the app silently captures a photo with the front camera and logs the exact date and time of the attempt — no flash, no shutter sound, no warning on the screen. The next time you open your vault, the intruder log shows you who tried and when. It settles the question that suspicion alone never can: it wasn't your imagination, it was your roommate, on Tuesday, at 9:42. Intruder photos are stored only on your device, in your log — they are never transmitted anywhere.
- On wrong PIN
- Silent front-camera photo
- Logged
- Attempt, date, exact time
- Stored
- On your device only
- Requires
- Incogni Pro
What lands in your intruder log
Each failed attempt becomes an entry: the captured photo, the date, and the time down to the minute. Multiple attempts in a row are logged individually, so you can see whether someone made one curious tap or sat there guessing. The log lives inside the vault, behind your real PIN — the person who triggered it has no idea a record exists.
Why it changes behavior, not just documents it
Knowing is half the value; the other half is what knowing lets you do. A confirmed snooping attempt turns a vague household tension into a specific conversation. And people who learn a vault photographs failed attempts tend to stop making them. Combined with the decoy vault — show something harmless under pressure, log the attempts made behind your back — you get coverage for both the confrontation you see coming and the one you don't.
Use it responsibly
The intruder alert photographs whoever uses your device's lock screen. That's your phone and your vault, but camera and recording laws differ by country — you are responsible for using the feature lawfully where you live. Secure Folder keeps the photos on your device and leaves what to do with them entirely up to you.
Common questions
Does the app warn the person that a photo was taken?
No. The capture is silent — no flash, no sound, no on-screen message. The wrong-PIN screen behaves like any failed unlock, and the photo appears only in your intruder log inside the vault.
Are intruder photos uploaded or shared?
Never. Intruder photos and their timestamps are stored only on your iPhone, inside the app's protected storage, exactly like your vault content. Nothing is transmitted to a server.
Is intruder alerts free?
Intruder alerts is an Incogni Pro feature, available as a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. The core vault, decoy vault, and stealth mode work without Pro.
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