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GhostLock Intruder Selfie: Catch Who Touched Your Phone
How the app photographs anyone who fails your unlock code, where the photos go, and how to use them.
Evidence, not just noise
A siren stops a theft in progress, but the GhostLock intruder selfie answers the other question: who touched your phone. After a set number of failed unlock attempts, the front camera silently captures a photo of whoever is holding it. Download the free build from this site to try it.
How it works
Set the attempt limit. Three failed attempts is the sweet spot: enough to forgive your own typos, strict enough to catch a snooper.
Grant camera permission. Without it, the capture silently fails. If your intruder gallery is empty after a test, this permission is the first thing to check.
Review the log. Each capture is timestamped and stored on the device, next to the tamper log, so you can match faces to times.
Where the photos live
On your phone, and only your phone. The app uploads nothing: no cloud, no account, no server. That is a privacy feature, not a limitation, but it means the photos die with the phone if it is actually stolen, so check the log regularly if someone has been snooping.
Pair the selfie with the power-off protection so a caught snooper cannot kill the phone to hide, and read the safety breakdown for the full privacy picture.
Quick answers
How many failed attempts trigger the photo?
You set the limit; three is the recommended balance between catching snoopers and forgiving typos.
Does the intruder know a photo was taken?
The capture is silent with no preview or shutter sound from the app, though the system camera indicator may show per your Android version.
Where are the photos stored?
In the app's private storage on your device. They are not uploaded anywhere.