• Read on your iPhone
  • Never uploaded
  • No analytics in the app
  • AES-256-GCM Vault

Your camera roll remembers what you forgot.

FirstHour finds the cards, IDs and codes in your pictures, locks your private things in an encrypted Vault, and keeps a plan ready for the first hour if your phone goes missing.

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Nothing is deleted, moved or locked away unless you choose it.

FirstHour's real welcome screen, listing Tidy up, Protect, Vault, Share and Plan B

Everything FirstHour does

One app for before anything happens, every day, and the first hour if it does.

Before anything happens

Finds cards and IDsCard numbers, IDs, passports and certificates in your pictures.
Spots codes and recovery phrasesBackup codes, crypto recovery phrases and Wi-Fi QR codes. Checks every picture you allowScreenshots and camera photos alike, read on your iPhone. Black outSave a copy with solid black boxes over what was found. Your original doesn't change. 16 guided tipsFind My, Stolen Device Protection, a SIM PIN and more, most useful first. A recovery phrase and backup12 words or a phrase of your own, plus an encrypted backup file you save.

Every day

A pattern only you know6 or more dots on a 5×5 grid, with at least one turn. Or a PIN, if you prefer.
Sealed with AES-256-GCMEvery photo, video, file, note and small preview in the Vault. Tied to your iPhone's chipWhere it can be, so copied files can't be used to try patterns on a computer. A decoy vaultA second vault with its own pattern, if you ever feel pressured to open it. Guessing is slowWaits grow from the 5th wrong try. Wrong tries never wipe your Vault. Share without the detailsCover what's private and leave out the location. Your original stays as it was. Files, notes and a cameraPDFs from Files, private notes, and photos taken straight into the Vault. App lock and coversFace ID or your passcode to open, and a cover in recent apps. A calmer camera rollGroups, bursts and duplicates, cleared a little at a time.

If it happens

Your first-hour planWhat to do now, in 10 minutes, in 30 minutes and today.
Who to call, 30 countriesNetworks, banks and police, each number read on an official page. Your phone's details, readyModel, IMEI and serial number, for your network or the police.

Coming laterTheft Lock: lock FirstHour from any phone or computer. It locks FirstHour, not the iPhone itself. More about Plan B

How it works

  1. Let it see your picturesFirstHour checks every picture you allow, on your iPhone, and tells you how many it couldn't read.
  2. Decide what happensBlur, black out, lock away or delete. Nothing changes unless you choose it.
  3. Keep a plan readyTick your network and banks, add your phone's details, and send the plan to someone you trust.

Protect

Find the photos you forgot you took.

FirstHour looks for pictures of cards, IDs and codes on your iPhone, and keeps them blurred until you're ready.

It can miss things, like handwriting. "Nothing found" means nothing obvious, not "safe".

More about Protect
FirstHour's real Protect screen, with made-up and stock sample pictures

Vault

A quiet place, just for you.

Lock your private photos, videos, files and notes behind a pattern only you know, encrypted on your iPhone with AES-256-GCM.

  • AES-256-GCM
  • Secure Enclave
  • No upload

Shield your screen when you draw it, and keep a backup: without one, losing your iPhone loses what's inside.

How it's protected More about the Vault
9:41 Vault Encrypted on this iPhone AES-256-GCM · Secure Enclave · no cloud Draw your vault pattern Forgot your pattern? Tidy upProtectVaultSharePlan B

The Vault, in detail

What protects what's inside, and its limits.

LockA pattern through 6 or more dots on a 5×5 grid, with at least one turn. Or a PIN instead. It's separate from your iPhone passcode.
Why pattern firstA well-chosen pattern can be much harder to guess than a 6-digit PIN. Someone watching you draw it could copy it, so shield your screen.
EncryptionAES-256-GCM, on every photo, video, file, note and small preview.
KeyTied to your iPhone's security chip, the Secure Enclave, where it can be.
Wrong triesThe first 4 bring no wait. Then 1, 5, 15 and 60 minutes. Changing the clock doesn't skip it, and wrong tries never wipe your Vault.
Recovery12 words you wrote on paper, or a phrase of your own.
BackupOne encrypted file, saved where you choose. It isn't automatic.
UploadsFirstHour never uploads what's in the Vault. A backup goes only where you save it.
How FirstHour protects your pictures

Share

Send the picture, not your account number.

Cover the private details, and send a copy without the place it was taken. Your original doesn't change.

It only suggests boxes where it found something, and it doesn't find faces.

More about Share
FirstHour's real Share screen

Plan B

If it ever happens, you'll know what to do.

See what someone could find on your phone, fix it, and keep a first-hour plan with who to call.

FirstHour can't lock your accounts. It tells you what to do and who to call.

More about Plan B
FirstHour's real Plan B screen, with made-up test data

Why it's called FirstHour

If your phone goes missing, the first hour is when you block the SIM, call your bank and lock your accounts. FirstHour gets that ready before you need it.

What to do firstA step-by-step plan for the first hour. Who to call, country by countryNetworks, banks, police and blocking the phone.

Tidy up

A calmer camera roll.

Sort your pictures into groups like People, Receipts and Chats, and clear the clutter a little at a time.

It doesn't check videos or your Hidden album.

More about Tidy up
FirstHour's real Tidy up screen, with made-up and stock sample pictures

You're in control

Peace of mind only works if it's honest, so here's what FirstHour does, and what it can't do.

Never uploaded

Not the pictures, and not what's in them. There's no analytics code in the app.

Your decisions

Nothing is deleted, moved or locked away unless you choose it.

No passwords stored

FirstHour never asks for your account passwords or one-time codes.

It can't find everything

Handwriting, blurry or cropped pictures and unusual layouts can slip through.

It can't see inside other apps

It checks pictures in Photos, not your chats in Messenger or Viber.

It can't stop someone who knows your passcode

The app lock opens with your iPhone passcode. The Vault's pattern or PIN is the stronger lock.

How FirstHour protects your pictures Privacy policy

Questions

Does FirstHour upload my pictures?

No. Your pictures and what's found in them stay on your iPhone. If you later turn on Theft Lock, FirstHour's server gets your iPhone's model, whether it's marked lost, when it last checked in and a record of security events. Details. With Recovery location, it also gets the last places it reported, how accurate they are, the times and a rough battery level. Never your pictures or your Vault.

Does it check everything on my phone?

It checks every picture you give it access to, and tells you how many it couldn't read. It doesn't check videos, pictures in your Hidden album, or what's inside other apps.

What happens to my Vault if I lose my phone?

The Vault stays on that iPhone unless you saved an encrypted backup. With a backup file and your recovery phrase, you can restore it on another iPhone. Without one, what's inside is gone.

Which countries does it work in?

FirstHour is being released for all countries and regions. The checks, Tidy up, the Vault and the Tips work wherever you are. Checked hotlines aren't built in for every country yet, and you can add your own numbers. See who to call, country by country.

What languages is it in?

FirstHour's screens come in 9 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Korean, Indonesian and Hindi. In any other language it shows in English for now. This website's main pages come in 32 languages, and other pages are in English for now.

When can I get it, and how much is it?

FirstHour isn't available yet. The launch date and price will be announced here.

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