Introduction
Securicodes is a tweak designed to give additional uses to the passcodes used to unlock the device. You can set certain passcodes to do certain actions, like power off the device or delete Mobile SMS messages. Please read through the entire help file before using Securicodes.
Getting started
In Securicodes preferences, there are two options: "Enabled" and "Device Wipe Failsafe." "Enabled" just determines whether entering a valid Securicode on the lock screen has any effect. Device Wipe Failsafe is a safety feature that prevents your device from being wiped if your "Wipe Device" Securicode is entered accidentally. When enabled, "Wipe Device Failsafe" requires that you enter your Wipe Device Securicode twice in a row on the lock screen (highly recommended). It is also highly recommended you make an iTunes backup of your device before using any of the "destructive" actions.
A sample Securicode is created when first going into Securicodes preferences. Tapping on "My Securicode" will bring you to the edit screen, where you can change the name, passcode, action, and unlock value. You can also delete a Securicode from this screen.
- Name: The display name of the Securicode used just for reference purposes
- Code: The passcode used on the unlock screen to invoke the Action.
- Action: One of several tasks to be completed when you enter the code on the lock screen.
- Application: If applicable, the application to use for the action.
- Unlock: Determines whether the device will be unlocked when the code is entered. If "Off," the device will behave as if an incorrect code was entered, while still completing the Action.
You can create as many Securicodes as you like. Multiple Securicodes with the same code can be created to string together multiple actions upon unlock. For example, you can have one Securicode that has the "Delete Safari History" action and one with "Delete Safari Bookmarks" that both use the code "0000" to complete both actions upon entering "0000" on the lock screen.
In addition, you can create Securicodes that use the same code as your default (system) unlock passcode. Although this is not recommended, it is useful if you want to delete your SMS messages every time you unlock your device without having separate codes.
Actions
There are several useful Actions that function as security measures or utilities.
- Delete SMS: Delete all Messages SMS/MMS conversations.
- Delete Contacts: Delete all AddressBook contacts.
- Delete Safari History: Delete the visited pages in Safari and also delete the saved state so that Safari loads a blank page upon startup.
- Delete Safari Bookmarks: Delete all of your Safari bookmarks except the default search engine bookmarks.
- Launch App: Launch the specified application. NOTE: For an app to launch, you must be on the home screen before you lock your device.
- Hide App: Hide an app using the libhide framework. It is highly recommended that you install SBSettings to make unhiding apps easier.
- Respring: Kill and restart the SpringBoard.
- Power Off Device: Instantly power off your device.
- Reboot Device: Instantly reboot your device.
- Wipe Device: Wipe all the data from your device; this is equivalent to a factory reset.
- None: Do nothing.
Note that all the delete functions are permanent and cannot be undone.
WIPING YOUR DEVICE IS PERMANENT AND CANNOT BE UNDONE. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
The developer of Securicodes is not responsible for any lost files due to use of this tweak. The ability to delete files from the device is at the sole discretion of the user; the developer cannot be held responsible for the manner in which this software is used.