There is a great app called GotYa! available on Android.
There may be others out there, but the premise is simple: this app takes a picture of anyone trying to unlock your phone who enters the incorrect swipe pattern and stores it so when you access the phone you have a picture of the perp, taken by the front facing camera. It can be set to email you when this happens and provides a location in the event your phone is stolen so you can conveniently forward this info to the police. The trial version is free for a few days, then the app costs $2.99 if you wish to continue using the full version.
Since iPhone uses a pin code and not a swipe, this app doesn't apply there. But for anyone with an Android, there is another twist in how to use the app:
1) Install app & set up your swipe pattern
2) Allow your girl to see you unlock the phone enough times with your simple pattern so that she knows your swipe pattern, but do not let the phone out of your sight since of course, she can access your info when you are not looking.
3) When you are alone, change your swipe pattern, preferably to something a bit more complex so she doesn't accidentally get it.
4) The next time you are with your girl, "forget" your phone at the table/bar when you go to the restroom.
5) Repeat step 5 as many times as you need to to give your girl ample opportunity to flex her nosy muscles, remembering not to let her see your new swipe pattern. If there is a nosy bone in her body, she will take full advantage of this moment to try the swipe pattern she knows, resulting in an instant image capture (no flash or other indication that her photo was taken will happen).
6) Upon accessing your phone, look for a little blue shield in the upper bar and reap photos of your nosy woman. Or after many attempts at tempting her with no results, rejoice that your woman is not nosy and will not take advantage of the even most obvious opportunities to snoop.
Enjoy!
There may be others out there, but the premise is simple: this app takes a picture of anyone trying to unlock your phone who enters the incorrect swipe pattern and stores it so when you access the phone you have a picture of the perp, taken by the front facing camera. It can be set to email you when this happens and provides a location in the event your phone is stolen so you can conveniently forward this info to the police. The trial version is free for a few days, then the app costs $2.99 if you wish to continue using the full version.
Since iPhone uses a pin code and not a swipe, this app doesn't apply there. But for anyone with an Android, there is another twist in how to use the app:
1) Install app & set up your swipe pattern
2) Allow your girl to see you unlock the phone enough times with your simple pattern so that she knows your swipe pattern, but do not let the phone out of your sight since of course, she can access your info when you are not looking.
3) When you are alone, change your swipe pattern, preferably to something a bit more complex so she doesn't accidentally get it.
4) The next time you are with your girl, "forget" your phone at the table/bar when you go to the restroom.
5) Repeat step 5 as many times as you need to to give your girl ample opportunity to flex her nosy muscles, remembering not to let her see your new swipe pattern. If there is a nosy bone in her body, she will take full advantage of this moment to try the swipe pattern she knows, resulting in an instant image capture (no flash or other indication that her photo was taken will happen).
6) Upon accessing your phone, look for a little blue shield in the upper bar and reap photos of your nosy woman. Or after many attempts at tempting her with no results, rejoice that your woman is not nosy and will not take advantage of the even most obvious opportunities to snoop.
Enjoy!
