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Make your first checklist

Set up one free place and checklist with your own items, then practice the hold without creating a real receipt.

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Add an item to your checklist

Use Add item on Home to create a checklist item with your own name and emoji. Free has no item limit.

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Rename a checklist item

Edit a checklist item from Settings, Properties. Historical receipts retain the names recorded when the check happened.

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Choose an emoji for an item

Give checklist items their own emoji in Is It Locked? without replacing readable item names.

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Put checklist items in walking order

Reorder items through Settings, Properties so the ordinary recording sequence follows your checklist.

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Record your list with one hold

Check your items yourself, then use the 900 millisecond Hold to lock action. Extra evidence steps still need their own confirmation.

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Resume an unfinished check

Return to an unfinished Is It Locked? checklist without treating the earlier hold as ongoing permission to record.

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Change how long a list stays checked

Set Show as checked for per routine. The available durations range from one hour to three days and apply to the next completion.

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Understand Last checked on Home

Learn why a completed checklist changes from a green current check to neutral Last checked information.

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Read a complete check receipt

Use Activity and Details to see the saved items, times, person, and any evidence attached to a completed check.

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Share a protected PDF of a check

Prepare a protected PDF from a completed Is It Locked? receipt and choose what to share, including any photos.

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Export your check history as CSV

Export Is It Locked? check history through Privacy and storage. The CSV includes recorded details but no photo files.

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Delete the data on this iPhone

Understand Delete all local data in Is It Locked?. It removes local checks and photos without deleting owned iCloud places.

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Delete places you own from iCloud

Use the separate Delete your places from iCloud action. It stops their sharing and leaves local places on the iPhone.

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Leave a place shared with you

Leave an invited Is It Locked? place without deleting the owner's data. Your past checks remain in Activity.

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Pause reminders with Travel mode

Use Travel mode to pause Is It Locked? departure and timed reminders while leaving household completion alerts available.

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Reset a check when you return

Enable Reset when I return with a departure reminder and location access. It clears the current checked state when you arrive.

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Restore your Plus purchase

Use Restore purchases in Is It Locked? with the Apple Account that bought Plus. Read the displayed result before assuming restoration worked.

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Manage or cancel Plus

Cancel Is It Locked? Plus through Apple. Deleting the app does not cancel the annual or monthly subscription.

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Redeem a Plus offer code

Open Apple's offer-code sheet using Redeem code in Is It Locked? Settings or the Plus page.

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Add a Lock Screen widget

Add an Is It Locked? Plus widget through the iPhone Lock Screen editor. The widget displays a record and never silently records an item.

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Show progress in a Live Activity

Use Is It Locked? Plus to follow an active checklist on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on compatible iPhones.

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Open a checklist with Shortcuts

Use Is It Locked? system actions to start or resume the checklist through Apple's Shortcuts app. Confirmation still happens explicitly.

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Start a check from the Action button

Assign an Is It Locked? shortcut to the Action button on a compatible iPhone. The button opens the flow rather than recording checks.

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Add another place

Create a separate place and checklist with Plus, keeping its records distinct from your existing home.

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Switch the place shown on Home

Use the top-left property menu to select the intended Is It Locked? place before recording a check.

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Change a place name or emoji

Edit an owned place in Settings, Properties without rewriting its historical receipts.

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Add a routine to a place

Add Quick errand, Workday, Overnight, or Bedtime from Is It Locked? routine settings with Plus.

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Choose the items for a routine

Customize a routine's required items while preserving the snapshot of a check already in progress.

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Set suggested times for a routine

Configure routine suggestions separately from timed notifications in Is It Locked?.

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Set up a departure reminder

Save a place location and enable a departure checklist reminder with the required permissions.

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Set up a timed checklist reminder

Choose the routine, time, and repeat days under At a chosen time. Timed Is It Locked? reminders do not use location.

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Find out why a reminder did not arrive

Check Is It Locked? reminder setup, Travel mode, a checked routine, Focus, and permissions before relying on an alert.

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Understand reminders that stay quiet

Understand why Is It Locked? suppresses reminders while a routine is checked, separate from Travel mode or notification denial.

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Add the free Home Screen widget

Add the small Is It Locked? Home Screen widget through iPhone Edit and Add Widget.

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When a widget shows an older check

Check the source record, selected place, and iOS widget refresh before treating an old widget timestamp as current.

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Add a photo step to an item

Choose Photo in Check options for one Is It Locked? item, then explicitly confirm its captured image.

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When the camera cannot open

Handle a denied or unavailable camera for an Is It Locked? photo step without creating false photo evidence.

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Choose how long photos are kept

Set Keep photos for in Is It Locked? Privacy and storage. Choose one, seven, 30, or 90 days.

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Blur photos outside receipt details

Use Blur thumbnails outside receipt details to reduce casual exposure of Is It Locked? check photos.

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Write and link an NFC tag

Link a writable NFC tag to the intended checklist item through Write and link tag in Check options.

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When an NFC tag does not match

Handle an unlinked or incorrect NFC tag during a checklist without claiming a successful tag scan.

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Choose an Apple Home lock for an item

Load Apple Home accessories and choose the intended lock binding in Is It Locked? Check options.

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When an Apple Home report is unavailable

Handle unreachable, stale, or non-Locked Apple Home reports without treating cached state as fresh evidence.

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Set up the Apple Watch companion

Use a paired Watch with watchOS 27 and Plus, then check the app's Ways to start status before recording from the wrist.

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Retry a failed Watch sync

Read Last synced and recoverable Watch errors in Is It Locked? Ways to start, then use Retry Watch sync.

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Put your last check on a Watch face

Use an available Is It Locked? complication on a compatible Watch face. It displays information rather than recording an item.

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Invite someone to a shared place

Create an Is It Locked? iCloud invitation for a place you own and review the private-sync disclosure before sharing.

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Accept a household invitation

Join an invited Is It Locked? place through Apple's iCloud share flow. Participants can record ordinary checks without their own Plus.

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When a shared checklist cannot be edited

Understand why an invited Is It Locked? participant can record checks but cannot edit the owner's shared checklist.

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Stop sharing a place you own

Use Stop sharing in Is It Locked? Household to remove invited access while retaining your local place and checks.

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Name people who use one iPhone

Add local person labels in Is It Locked? Household without creating an iCloud invitation or an identity-verification system.

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Turn on private iCloud sync

Enable optional Private iCloud sync in Is It Locked? and read the actual status and Last synced time.

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Read and resolve an iCloud sync problem

Use Is It Locked? Sync, Last synced, and the visible cloud error to distinguish an available account from a completed sync.

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Prepare a diagnostic report for support

Create the optional Is It Locked? diagnostic report locally and inspect it before choosing to share it.

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Choose light or dark appearance

Change Is It Locked? Appearance in Settings without changing what a recorded check means.

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Record a check with accessible activation

Use the native Record this departure? dialog when activating the Is It Locked? hold control through an accessible path.

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Add a check action to Control Center

Add Start or resume routine from Is It Locked? controls to iPhone Control Center with Plus.

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Open your latest check with Siri

Use Show my latest check through Siri or Shortcuts without Plus. The action opens a saved record and does not create a new one.

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Cancel an unfinished routine

Understand the Cancel routine confirmation in Is It Locked? before removing the unfinished flow's saved items.

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Check without an unavailable extra step

Use Check without the extra step when a photo, NFC tag, or Apple Home read is unavailable. The record stays a manual check.

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Keep photos out of a shared receipt

Review photo inclusion when preparing an Is It Locked? protected PDF. Blurred previews and PDF redaction are separate choices.