What the opening mode changes
PhantomCal opening mode displays a working calendar before the private PhantomVault interface. You choose a separate calendar PIN of at least six digits or a passphrase of at least 12 characters. Use a non-date secret accepted by the setup form, because ordinary valid dates navigate the calendar.
The opening secret is local to this device and app installation. Configure it separately on each device; the secrets can differ. Copying a vault does not copy its calendar opening setup.
The opening secret reveals the interface. App Access or App Lock and each vault's own unlock method still apply. Calendar events belong to your device's configured calendar accounts; they are not files inside a vault.
Set up on Mac
- From the private interface, open Settings → Calendar Opening.
- Under Secret type, choose PIN or passphrase.
- Enter Secret and Confirm secret.
- Choose Enable PhantomCal and read the return instructions.
- Choose Return to Calendar when ready.
While enabled, the running app uses the PhantomCal Dock icon. The installed app name remains PhantomVault.
Set up on iPhone or iPad
- Open Settings → PhantomCal.
- Choose Turn On PhantomCal.
- Choose and confirm the separate calendar credential, then finish setup.
- Read How to return to PhantomVault. On iPhone, the optional setup tips explain how to move the app into the Dock; that changes placement, not the installed app name.
- Use Lock & Return to close open vaults and return to the calendar.
iOS changes the Home Screen icon through its system icon-change flow. The calendar icon stays during private access. The installed name, system permission prompts and App Store identity remain PhantomVault. If the icon update fails, use Retry Icon Update in these settings.
Return to your vaults
On Mac, choose Go to Date… in the calendar sidebar, enter your calendar opening secret in the date field, and choose Go to Date or press Return.
On iPhone or iPad, tap the calendar-and-clock Go to Date control at the top, enter the calendar credential under Enter a date, and tap Go.
The private interface appears after successful authentication. Entering an ordinary valid date navigates to that date instead. Leaving or hiding the app clears pending secret entry and conceals the private interface.
Change or disable the mode
Return to the private settings first. On Mac, enter Current secret, then use Change Secret with the new confirmed secret, or Disable PhantomCal. On iOS, choose Change Calendar Credential or Turn Off PhantomCal and provide the existing credential.
Keep this secret safe. Resetting app access or tutorial progress does not reset it. No bypass or forgotten-calendar-secret recovery is offered by the current interface.
Return safely after using files
On iPhone and iPad, Lock & Return closes vaults. On Mac, Return to Calendar follows Lock Open Vaults with the App; you may also use Lock & Eject yourself before returning.
For the calendar's ordinary controls, read calendar accounts and events. For repeatable walkthroughs, read Help & Tutorials.