• Photos and videos in your vault, and the decoy Sketch pad, are no longer included in iCloud Backup or computer (Finder) backups. They stay on this device only. • Restoring from an iCloud or computer backup, including when you set up a new device from one, will not bring them back. Before you switch devices, use "Full encrypted backup" to export a .spl file, then add it on the new device with "Import from Files". • A system backup made before this update may still contain your vault as it was then, and restoring from it brings that content back, including photos and videos you deleted later. Old backups are not deleted automatically; you can delete old iCloud backups in Settings.

KEY FEATURES ■ Encrypted Local Storage All content is stored inside the app in a private encrypted format, fully separated from the system Photos library and inaccessible to other apps. Even if the device manufacturer could read the app's internal files, it could not interpret their contents. The app itself makes no network requests and never transmits any data. Technically, no party—including the developer and the device manufacturer—can access your original photos and videos. ■ Import &…