One of the first things I do when I setup a new iOS device is set a passcode to prevent someone from having easy access to my information if my iDevice is either lost or stolen. The second thing I usually do is create a custom wallpaper image that displays my contact info when you wake up the device. This wallpaper image usually has my name, phone number and email address so that if my device is found by someone honest enough to return it they will know who it belongs to. I usually create this image using Photoshop from one of my photos and then add the photo back to the device using iTunes. 

SecureLock makes it much easier to do it right on your iPad

I use Photoshop everyday, but that doesn't mean that I don't appreciate things being easy! That's where SecureLock comes in. SecureLock allows you to use one of its built-in wallpaper images or one of your own images from your albums. You can then put text on the image anywhere you want using standard text boxes in the App. You can choose colors and themes as well. The App also allows you to put an optional banner on your image stating that the device is being tracked. Of course this is just an image and the physical tracking takes place in MobileMe (fi you subscribe) using the "Find my iPad" feature. Nonetheless it's a nice touch that I hadn't thought of. I also added a "Reward if found" line. Once you get the text in that you want just save the image and it appears on your camera roll. From there you can assign it as your lock screen. 

The Bottom Line

You're crazy if you don't secure your device with a passcode. Having a custom identity wallpaper screen that displays on wake takes it up a notch. While this app performs exactly as advertised I'd like to see it at $0.99 instead of $2.99. If you're not graphically inclined or you haven't mastered an image editing app then SecureLock is a no brainer.

You can get SecureLock for $2.99 here from the SecureLock - Wade Development

 

Update

#1 The Developer lowered the price to $0.99! Woohoo! That's the right price for this app!

#2 Apple just announced that Find my iPhone is now FREE for all iOS devices and this makes SecureLock's "this device is being tracked" banner a reality for a lot more people!