Give someone just the one app they need — a call, a photo, a game. Your messages, notifications, and everything else stay private and locked until you unlock again.
If you fully trust someone, you just hand them the phone. But not everyone who asks is that person — a stranger who needs to make a quick call, someone you just met, a kid who wants to play a game. You want to help, but handing over an unlocked phone means handing over everything behind it.
And even people you trust don’t need to see your messages, one-time codes, and private notifications lighting up mid-call. Your banking app already has its own lock — your photos, chats, and notification previews don’t. Borrow Mode gives them exactly the one app they need, and keeps everything else to yourself.
Pick an app, hand over your phone, and relax. Borrow Mode keeps the borrower inside that one app.
Choose one installed app you’re happy to share.
The phone locks to your choice with your PIN.
Leaving it sends the borrower right back.
Your other apps stay private until you unlock.
Split a bill or crunch a number. They can only use the calculator — nothing else.
Let a friend snap a photo of the group. They can take pictures, but can’t open your gallery.
Hand it over to look something up. They can browse the web, but not your apps.
Sensible defaults keep every borrow session short, private, and safe.
Ends after 5 minutes
Ends when the screen turns off
Kept out of the way
Discouraged during a session
Always allowed
Honest note: Borrow Mode is designed for handing your phone to someone you know. Blocking screenshots globally and fully hiding notifications need special device-owner privileges, so those are best-effort in this version — never faked.
Borrow Mode is coming to Android. Be the first to try it.