Application usage

[Elimelech]

I still do not understand how this application helps me remember pin codes?

[cyb3rko]

When releasing the first production ready version of this app I will add a short video "tutorial" on how to use this app. Here's a quick explanatation:

The good thing is you can decide how to use the patterns. When you create a new pattern, you just put your PIN digits wherever you want into the table.
Maybe put them in the red boxes from bottom left to top right, maybe fill a diagonale with your PIN digits or come up with anything else you can later work with when accessing the PIN. Then let the app fill the rest with random digits and that's it.

So your creativity is asked and you only have to remember how you have placed your PIN code. Then you can easily read it (even in crowded surroundings e.g. in a super market).
If you're very concerned about your PIN you could even come up with a new pattern for each single PIN, but I would at least in my case call that overkill.

[Elimelech]

And how then to remember where this code is in this table? Should I write it down somewhere? What if you forget?

[cyb3rko]

Ok let's say your favourite color is red.
So I just come up with a pattern focusing on red tiles.

For example using the red tiles at the last two rows:

Fill in your PIN.

Let the app fill the rest with random dummy digits.

Now you can find your PIN by just looking at the last two rows reading from right to left.

This was one out of endless patterns you could come up with.
So just chose your logic and start saving PINs securely 🙂

[greycouncil]

ahhhhh this helped tremendously. I would go so far as to say, it is worth putting this as an intro that's played on first start of app. And make it accessible as a separate page in the three dots drop down menu.

I was overthinking what the app did. I'm sure many people will be doing the same. It's far simpler (in a good sense!!) that I first thought.