The task
Know which records you are protecting and where copies exist. Enabling App Lock is different from enabling your phone lock, and exporting a CSV creates a file outside the database once you save or share it. The destination you choose controls its own copy. Before a device reset or reinstall, verify the exports you want to keep rather than assuming an account can recover them later.
Waymark is an account-free app with locally stored records. Trips and places use an encrypted local database, with the encryption key kept in platform secure storage. Photos selected for the app remain in its private documents area. App Lock protects private screens while leaving the basic speedometer accessible. This design avoids a developer-operated trip-history account but still makes your device and exports important parts of data care.
Follow the workflow
A device reset is not a reversible Waymark history-management action.
- Review important records
- Save verified exports
- Keep necessary independent copies
Review the result
A user prepares a phone for servicing. This is an illustrative scenario, not measured field-test evidence.
Check private screens after a foreground return, and test your chosen unlock method while you have time to resolve a problem. The PIN fallback is useful when device biometrics are unavailable. Do not share the PIN with an exported dataset. A clear-data action and an ordinary navigation action have very different effects; read the confirmation and select the intended record category before proceeding.
Quick reference
| Item | Meaning | Keep in mind |
|---|---|---|
| App database | Encrypted local record storage | A separate export is outside that database |
| App Lock | Guards private record screens | The basic speedometer stays accessible |
| Selected photos | Stored in private app documents | Trip and place CSVs are not full photo backups |
At a glance
- 01 →Review important records
- 02 →Save verified exports
- 03 ✓Keep necessary independent copies
Sources & further reading
Product instructions describe the current Waymark implementation. Operating-system labels can vary by version and device.