PocketGuard Field Test

Protection off

Arm protection, then put the phone in your pocket.

Risk score

alarm at 60

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How to run a test

Set the Ring/Silent switch to ring and turn the volume up.
Tap Arm protection and allow motion access.
Within 3 seconds, put the phone in your pocket unlocked, then walk normally.
Have someone pull it out quickly, or do it yourself.

Keep Safari open on this page. Locking the phone or switching apps stops monitoring, the same limit the app has.

Detection thresholds are untested starting values. Nothing leaves this phone.

Protection Modes

Choose the right mode for your environment.

Selected mode

Phone in a trouser or jacket pocket. Watches for a fast pull and flip.

History

Arming, alarms and cancellations will appear here.

Devices

What PocketGuard can use on this phone, and what's coming.

This phone

Motion sensors

Checked when you arm protection.

Charger detection

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Face ID / Touch ID

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Coming soon

Apple Watch

Arm, disarm and feel alerts on your wrist. Planned for the iPhone app; not available yet.

Not available yet

PocketGuard Smart Tag

A small tag with its own alarm that sounds even if the phone is switched off. In design.

In design

Features

Everything PocketGuard can do, and where each one works.

Protection

Guided Access lockLocks PocketGuard on screen so nobody can close it or lock the phone while armed.

Alarm comes back after closingIf PocketGuard is closed while ringing, the alarm sounds again as soon as it’s opened.

Alarm

CountdownTime to confirm it’s you before the alarm sounds.

Screen and light strobeThe screen flashes during the alarm; the iPhone app flashes the camera light too.

Headphone tamper alarmConnecting headphones while armed sets off the alarm, so it can’t be silenced that way.iPhone app

Intruder photoOne front-camera photo when the alarm sounds. Off unless you turn it on.iPhone app

Owner check

Three wrong triesThree failed checks during the countdown sound the alarm at once.

Records

More ways to use it

Siri and Shortcuts“Arm PocketGuard” and “PocketGuard status”, also from the Action button.iPhone app

Mac and Windows laptopsAlarm if your laptop is touched, unplugged, closed or untethered.Laptop apps

Privacy

Stays on your phoneMotion, history and settings never leave this phone. No account, no tracking.Always

Settings

Protection

Sensitivity

High suits the web, which can't read the proximity sensor.

Cancel countdown

Time to confirm it's you before the alarm.

Owner check

Set up the methods you want, then choose which one stops the alarm and turns protection off.

Stop the alarm with

Only this method will be asked for.

Face ID / Touch ID

Only your face or fingerprint can cancel the alarm or disarm.

PIN or password

A backup if Face ID can't be set up on this phone.

Instructions

Stop the page being closed

No website or app can stop someone closing it. Apple's Guided Access can: it locks the iPhone to this page, and leaving needs your Guided Access passcode or Face ID. With Side Button and Volume Buttons turned off in Options, ordinary presses of those buttons won't lock the phone or turn the alarm down. It restricts ordinary controls; it can't block every hardware function, and a forced restart still works.

Emergency calls: while Guided Access is on, emergency calls (Emergency SOS) and Crash Detection may not be available. To call for help, end Guided Access first.

Set up Guided Access (once)

Open Settings › Accessibility › Guided Access and turn it on.
Tap Passcode Settings: set a Guided Access passcode and turn on Face ID.
Turn on Accessibility Shortcut › Guided Access if it isn't already.

Use it each time you arm

Open this page in Safari and arm protection.
Triple-click the side button (Home button on older iPhones).
Tap Options, turn off Side Button and Volume Buttons, then tap Start.
To finish: first disarm PocketGuard, then end Guided Access (below).

A forced restart (volume up, volume down, then hold the side button) still works on any iPhone. The page records that protection ended, and the Smart Tag is the planned answer to it.

Get back to normal

Disarm PocketGuard with Face ID or your PIN or password. This turns protection off but does not end Guided Access.
Triple-click the side button, then confirm with Face ID or your Guided Access passcode.
Tap End (top left).

Ending Guided Access does not disarm PocketGuard. If Face ID doesn't work and you've forgotten the Guided Access passcode, restart the iPhone (volume up, volume down, then hold the side button until the Apple logo appears); Guided Access is off after a restart.

Alarm

Alarm sound

Choose a sound from your phone…

Any audio file in Files or iCloud Drive. The iPhone's built-in ringtones aren't available to websites.

About PocketGuard

Quick guide

Setup, Guided Access and what each mode does.

Smart motion detectionRules-based scoring today; on-device AI is planned once there is real test data.
Smart alertsCountdown, alarm sounds and owner-only cancelling.
Apple Watch supportComing soon
Security accessoryComing soon (Smart Tag)
Privacy firstMotion stays on this phone. No account, no tracking.