How to Use the Calculator or Stocks Disguise

On Android, Vaulty can change its icon and name to Calculator or Stocks. The disguise does not turn on by itself. You turn it on in Settings, then open the new icon and unlock your main vault once. After that, the Vaulty icon is removed from your launcher.

This is an Android feature. It needs Vaulty Pro, or an older one-time purchase that unlocked all features. Other one-time purchases, such as ad removal, unlimited vaults or image editing alone, don’t include it. If you’re unsure what yours includes, contact us before buying again.

Which disguise you get

You don’t choose which disguise to use.

  • If you unlock with a PIN, Vaulty uses the Calculator disguise.
  • If you unlock with a text password, Vaulty uses the Stocks disguise.

Switching between a PIN and a text password also turns the disguise off.

Turn the disguise on

Settings appear only in the main vault, not in a sub-vault.

  1. Open Vaulty and unlock your main vault.

  2. Go to Menu > Settings > Security, then tap Disguise Vaulty at the bottom. The subtitle is Change app icon and name.

    You can also use the Disguise Vaulty… button on an Action Center notice in the vault.

  3. Confirm the dialog:

    • For a PIN, it reads Disguise Vaulty as a working Calculator? with Use Calculator disguise or Cancel.
    • For a text password, it reads Disguise Vaulty as a working Stocks app? with Use Stocks disguise or Cancel.

  4. Vaulty closes, and a Calculator or Stocks icon appears. The Vaulty icon stays until you open the new icon and unlock your main vault once. Then Vaulty hides the Vaulty icon.

A sub-vault password opens that sub-vault, but it does not hide the Vaulty icon. Only a main-vault login does.

Open your vault from the disguise

Use the same PIN or password you already use for your vault. There is no separate code.

Calculator

The Calculator disguise is a working calculator.

  • Type your PIN, then press and hold =. A normal tap on = just calculates.
  • A wrong PIN quietly clears the entry, with no error message.
  • If fingerprint login is on, press and hold = with an empty display.
  • If you forgot your PIN, press and hold the display area to get your security question. If you never set one, the app says Password recovery isn’t set; see How to Reset Vaulty Password.

Stocks

  • Type your password and tap Search, or press Enter.
  • A wrong entry opens a stock quote in the browser. The text you typed is never in the link.
  • If fingerprint login is on, press and hold Search.
  • If you forgot your password, press and hold the stocks icon to get your security question. If you never set one, the app says Password recovery isn’t set; see How to Reset Vaulty Password.

For more about recovering a forgotten PIN or password, see How to Reset Vaulty Password.

Turn the disguise off

  1. Log in through the disguise icon, or through the Vaulty icon if it is still visible.
  2. Go to Menu > Settings > Security and tap Disguise Vaulty. The subtitle is A disguise is active. Tap to restore the Vaulty icon in your launcher.
  3. Confirm the dialog Restore Vaulty icon? with Restore Vaulty icon or Cancel.

The disguise icon goes away and the Vaulty icon returns.

If your Pro subscription lapses, the disguise stays on, and you can still turn it off this way.

Vaulty Pro

Any Vaulty Pro plan unlocks the disguise, including the annual plan. It’s also unlocked by an older one-time purchase that unlocked all features. Other one-time purchases, such as ad removal, unlimited vaults or image editing alone, don’t include it. If you’re unsure what yours includes, contact us before buying again.

Without Pro, the row is labeled Vaulty Pro and says you can open Vaulty from a Calculator or Stocks icon. Tapping it opens the upgrade screen.

There is no Restore Purchases button on Android. Vaulty re-checks Google Play each time it comes to the foreground. If you already paid and the disguise still looks locked:

  1. Make sure the Play Store is signed in to the Google account that paid.
  2. Fully close Vaulty and open it again.
  3. In Play, check Payments & subscriptions for a pending payment.
  4. Don’t buy again to try to restore an existing purchase.

For more detail, see Vaulty Pro Subscriptions.

If the old icon is still there

If the old icon remains, wait a moment, and restart the phone if it is still there. App updates keep the disguise on.

While the disguise is on

  • Vaulty stays out of Recents.
  • You can’t connect Google Drive backup. Turn the disguise off first, then connect Drive.

Need more help?

If you can still open your vault, go to Menu > Settings > About and tap Email Us. Your message will include diagnostic logs that help us figure out what’s going on. If you can’t open the app, email us at help@vaultyapp.com.