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Open CloakwireX and tap Protect me. While the app is open it watches the air around you and your connection, and warns you if something turns hostile. Tap Check for trackers to run a sweep right now. One honest limit: iOS pauses the app a few seconds after you switch away, so it only watches while it's on screen — open it again whenever you want a check.
It's a one‑tap kill switch that runs on the phone itself. It drops all internet traffic, so a compromised app, a remote‑access tool (AnyDesk, Splashtop and the like) or anything leaking your data loses its connection instantly. It connects to no server. Your calls and texts still work; app data stays cut until you lift the lockdown. While it's on, scans and browsing won't work — that's by design. A safety timer lifts the lockdown about 30 minutes after you leave the app, so your phone is never stranded.
iOS reports when the screen is being captured — a screen recording, AirPlay mirroring, or a remote‑access/monitoring app broadcasting it. If you didn't start it, tap Lock everything down and hang up on anyone who asked you to install something. To remove an app you don't recognize, hold its icon on the Home Screen and choose Remove App, or go to Settings → General → iPhone Storage and delete it from there.
Protect me, the lockdown, the tracker check and the scam screen are free. The deeper tools — Nearby devices, Network scan, the Sensor and the rest of Details — unlock with a one‑time $9.99 purchase after a 3‑day free trial. No subscription and no account: Apple handles the purchase, we never see your card, and Restore purchase brings it back on a new phone with the same Apple Account.
That's an Apple rule: iOS only reveals the current Wi‑Fi network name to an app that has (precise) location access. CloakwireX uses it only to display your Wi‑Fi name — it never records or sends your location.
To listen for nearby Bluetooth advertisements and detect trackers (AirTags, Tile, SmartTag) that may be following you. The app only listens; it connects to a device only if you tap “Identify.”
iOS blocks all App Store apps from scanning nearby Wi‑Fi networks. To see them, run the free CloakwireX Sensor — a small program for Windows, Mac or Linux — on a computer on the same network, then pair your phone: Details → Nearby Wi‑Fi (Sensor) → Add Sensor. It also fills in device addresses your phone can't see. Get the Sensor →
On a Mac, macOS keeps Wi‑Fi names away from scripts, and recent versions block the scan entirely, so the Mac Sensor may list few or no networks. The device list still works. For the full nearby‑Wi‑Fi view, run the Sensor on a Windows or Linux computer. On Linux it needs NetworkManager (nmcli), which Ubuntu, Fedora and Mint include.
No app on iOS can — Apple gives apps no access to the cellular baseband. CloakwireX does watch for a forced 2G/3G downgrade, which is a related warning sign, but full IMSI‑catcher detection isn't possible on iPhone.
No app can switch those radios off, and no app can block Apple Pay. Apple Pay does ask for Face ID or your passcode before it pays, which is a strong protection — but nothing is perfect, so treat a surprise payment prompt as a warning sign. Turn Bluetooth off from Control Center if you're worried; a blocking sleeve helps for physical cards.
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