How Amazingface protects your files
Your private vault stays on your device. Photos and videos are stored as encrypted files inside a separate local vault, while AmazingDrop encrypts transfers before they leave the sender’s device.
Local encrypted vault
Photos and videos imported into Amazingface are stored inside a local encrypted vault. They are opened inside Amazingface, not as normal unprotected files.
Not merely an app lock
Amazingface stores imported photos and videos as encrypted files inside an app-managed local vault. The protection is not merely an unlock screen placed in front of ordinary photo files.
No cloud photo library
Amazingface does not operate a cloud photo library for your vault. The photos and videos you import remain inside the encrypted vault on your device.
What Amazingface servers do
Amazingface servers handle account sign-in, subscription status, and AmazingDrop relay delivery. They do not store your private photo vault.
What Amazingface cannot access
Amazingface cannot access:
- Your original photo and video content
- Your photo thumbnails
- Your vault password
- Your recovery phrase
- Your decryption keys
- Your location
- Your contacts
- Your advertising identifiers
- Your personal analytics profile
AmazingDrop transfer model
AmazingDrop uploads encrypted transfer data, not plaintext photos or videos. The relay delivers the encrypted transfer data, then removes it after delivery or expiration.
Password and recovery phrase
Amazingface cannot recover your vault password for you. If you lose your password and your recovery phrase, your vault cannot be recovered.
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Technical transparency
Amazingface uses local vault encryption for imported photos. AmazingDrop transfers are encrypted before upload and delivered as encrypted ciphertext through the relay. The relay does not receive plaintext photos or plaintext keys.
For technical users
- Photo encryption: XChaCha20-Poly1305
- Password key derivation: Argon2id
- AmazingDrop key exchange: age format with the recipient device’s X25519 public key
- Transport: TLS 1.3
- Server model: encrypted envelopes only, no plaintext photo access
Available now for iPhone. Native apps for macOS and Windows are on the way.
Security FAQ
- Is Amazingface a cloud photo app?
- No. Amazingface is designed around local encrypted storage. Your vault is stored on your own device, not in an Amazingface cloud photo library.
- Can Amazingface see my photos?
- Amazingface is designed so the photos and videos in your private vault are encrypted and opened inside the app. AmazingDrop transfers are encrypted before delivery.
- Are my photos uploaded to Amazingface servers?
- No. Your vault photos stay on your device. Amazingface does not run a cloud photo library. The only thing that leaves your device is AmazingDrop transfer data, which is encrypted before upload and removed from the relay after delivery or expiration.
- Can Amazingface see my photo thumbnails?
- No. Thumbnails are generated and stored locally inside your encrypted vault. Amazingface servers never receive your photo content or thumbnails.
- Does Amazingface use analytics or ad tracking?
- No. Amazingface does not use third-party analytics, advertising SDKs, or ad identifiers, and does not build a personal analytics profile of you.