Works for Revive Email whether or not it has its own passcode. No download needed.
Touch and hold Revive Email's icon, tap Require Face ID, then confirm. On iOS 18 and later that puts Revive Email behind Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode; choose Hide and Require Face ID instead to move it into App Library's Hidden folder as well.
Lock Revive Email with Face ID
- Find Revive Email on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Revive Email now asks for authentication every time it opens.
To test it, close Revive Email from the App Switcher and open it again. You should see the Face ID prompt before any content appears.
Hide Revive Email in App Library
- Touch and hold Revive Email's icon and tap Require Face ID.
- Choose Hide and Require Face ID instead of Require Face ID.
- Confirm. The icon leaves your Home Screen and moves to the Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library.
- To open it later, swipe to App Library, tap Hidden and authenticate.
Hiding also locks the app. To undo either, touch and hold the icon again and choose Don't Require Face ID.
Why lock Revive Email?
Revive Email is a secure email app, the kind of app that tends to hold personal information you would not want on screen if someone borrows your unlocked phone. Email apps see every message and contact. Third-party mail clients may route mail through their own servers to offer features like push or AI summaries.
Productivity apps tend to collect the work you do in them — documents, notes and files — so User Content is common. The question is whether it syncs to the developer's servers and how it is protected there.
A lock answers one question — who can open the app on this iPhone. It does not change what Revive Email sends to its developer; for that, see Revive Email's full privacy report.
What the lock does and does not do
It does
- Ask for Face ID, Touch ID or passcode every time Revive Email opens
- Hide message previews in notifications
- Keep Revive Email's content out of Spotlight and Siri suggestions
- With Hide, remove the icon from the Home Screen
It does not
- Stop someone who knows your passcode
- Encrypt or change how Revive Email stores data
- Sync to your iPad or other devices
- Remove Revive Email from purchase history or Screen Time reports
Don't see Require Face ID?
- Update to iOS 18 or later in Settings › General › Software Update.
- Make sure a passcode is set in Settings › Face ID & Passcode; the lock needs one.
- Some Apple apps (Settings, Calculator, Camera, Maps, Find My, Clock) cannot be locked or hidden.
- If your iPhone is managed by work or school, the option may be restricted.
Other settings worth checking for Revive Email
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › Revive Email › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Revive Email's full privacy label
The developer states that no data is collected from this app.
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After you lock Revive Email
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
FAQ
Does Revive Email have its own passcode?
What happens to Revive Email's notifications when it is locked?
Can someone who knows my passcode open a locked app?
Is a locked Revive Email encrypted?
Why can't I see the Require Face ID option?
Does hiding Revive Email remove it from my purchase history?
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