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DuressKeyboardLite

DuressKeyboardLite is an Android keyboard with a duress-password feature.

About DuressKeyboardLite

DuressKeyboardLite is an Android keyboard with a duress-password feature. A user configures a special code that, when entered through this keyboard on the lock screen and submitted, initiates a phone-data reset. The intended use is a situation where someone is being forced to unlock the phone and wants a separate input to trigger deletion. This is a destructive action and can permanently erase data on the device. The keyboard must be selected as the default input method for its feature to work. The product description notes that some phone configurations, including certain devices from Chinese manufacturers, do not support its use in password fields. The feature therefore depends on both the device’s lock-screen implementation and Android’s handling of third-party keyboards. DuressKeyboardLite is a simplified version of DuressKeyboard, with reduced functionality and improved compatibility with newer Android versions according to the description. Its role is narrowly focused on providing the special lock-screen input; it is not described as a general typing keyboard with broader tools. Because the configured action is a data reset, users should understand its effect and the device-specific limitations before relying on it. The supplied evidence does not specify a recovery process or safeguards against accidental activation, so the keyboard should be treated as a high-consequence security utility rather than an ordinary typing app.

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