Emergency Factory Reset

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    Duress

    Tiny app to listen for a duress password on the lockscreen.


    When found, it can send a broadcast message or wipe the device.

    Wasted

    You can use PanicKit, tile, shortcut or send a message with a secret code. On trigger, using
    Device Administration API, it locks a device and optionally runs wipe (factory reset). Also it can
    send a broadcast message instead of the wipe.

    Also you can:
    * fire when a device was not unlocked for X time
    * fire when a USB data connection is made while a device is locked
    * fire when a fake messenger app is launched
    * fire when a duress password is entered (companion app: [Duress](https://github.com/x13a/Duress))

    The app works in Work Profile too, but with limitations. Use it to install risky apps and
    Wasted in it. Then you can wipe this profile data with one click without wiping the whole device.

    For base security take a look at: [Sentry](https://github.com/x13a/Sentry).
    Only encrypted device may guarantee that the data will not be recoverable.

    Updated on June 7, 2026
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