SilentBoxUser Guide
iCloud

If You Lose a Device

Change your password so the old one no longer opens the vault, then open your vault on another device.

  1. On a device you still have, tap Settings at the top of the album list (if you don't see it, tap … first).
  2. Under If You Lose a Device, tap Change Password.
  3. Enter your current password and a new one of at least 8 characters, then tap Change.

The old password no longer opens the vault on any device. Your recovery phrase stays the same; it doesn't depend on your password.

NoteChanging your password can't take the vault away from a device that has already opened it. A lost device with Face ID or Touch ID turned on keeps its own key in its Secure Enclave, where your other devices can't reach it. In that case, the device passcode protects it, and you can erase the device remotely.

Get Your Vault Back

If iCloud sync was on, your vault is still in iCloud — every album that synced. On a new or replacement device, open SilentBox and unlock with your vault password — see Add a second iPhone or iPad. If you forgot the password, see If you forget your password.

Restoring a device from an iPhone or iPad backup doesn't bring the vault back: SilentBox keeps it out of device backups. It comes back through iCloud, or from an encrypted archive you made yourself — see Restore from an archive.

Remove or Delete

Near the bottom of Settings, under Remove or delete, are two ways out for the device in your hand:

NoteWith iCloud sync off, the items on this device aren't in iCloud, so Remove from This iPhoneiPad deletes them permanently. SilentBox tells you so before you confirm.
See Also
Add a Second iPhone or iPadIf You Forget Your PasswordRestore from an ArchiveSecurity: What Protects What
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