How to Hide and Encrypt Private Videos or Photos on iPhone

How to Hide and Encrypt Private Videos or Photos on iPhone

Whether you want to keep a picture of a loved one’s birthday present or don’t want to see old photos, there are several ways to hide photos on your iPhone.

Photos (Photos)You can create a private album in the application,Notes (Notes)applications in photographspassword-protectednotes a move or text message you are indebted(SMS),you can hide photos. Here’s everything you want to do to hide photos on youriPhone!

How to Hide Photos with the Photos App on iPhone?

Your iPhoneallows you to add the photos you want to hide to a hidden album in thePhotosapp.

iOS 14‘ten previousiOSof this releaseprivate album,Pictures (Photos)‘ next to your other albums insecret album (Hidden Album)as a solution that was not listed and it was not hit very eyes. But now you can also turn off thePhotosapp’s ability to view yourhidden album from theSettingsapp .

  • First you need to choose which photos to hide. OpenPhotos (Photos)and open the photo you want to hide, or if there are multiple photos you want to hide, select those photos.
  • In the lower-left corner, tap theShareicon, which looks like a box with a↑ (arrow )icon.
In the lower-left corner, tap the Share icon , which looks like a box with a ↑ (arrow ) icon.
  • Scroll down and tap theHidemenu next toa strikethrough eye iconin the menu list on the bottom taskbar .
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  • TapHide Photo – Hide Photo –(orHide Photos – Hide Photos –) inthe pop-up window to confirm the action .
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The photo or photos you selected are now removed from your main album andstored in an album calledHidden. To access them, tap theAlbumstabof the Photosapp . Then scroll down until you see theHiddenoption listed in theutilitysection.

How to Hide “Hidden Album” in Photos App?

After moving the photos to thehidden album, you can hide the album itself by removing it from thePhotosapp. Here’s what you need to do to hide a photo album in thePhotosapp!

  • Open theSettingsapp.
  • Scroll down until you see thePhotosoption and click it.
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  • Scroll down the screen on the incoming page and disable this feature by sliding theHidden Albumswitch buttonto the left.
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  • Nowprivate album,Pictures (Photos)applicationTools (Utilities)will appear in the section. To make the album visible again, open theSettingsapp and turn theHidden Albumswitch buttonback on.

How to Lock (Hide) Photos in Notes App on iPhone?

Your photosPhotos (Photos)application if you prefer to hide completely outside, itNotes (Notes)You can make the application. Here’s what you need to do to hide a photo album in theNotesapp!

  • Open the photo you want to lock (hide), then tap theShareicon.
  • In the list of apps, swipe right until you see theNotesapp icon and tap the app icon. A sketchof Noteswill appear with a photo in it ; To save, select aNotesfolder and tap theSavemenu in the upper-right corner .
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  • Open theNotesapp, then open the note with the photo inside.
  • Tap the⋯ (three dots)icon in theupper-right corner of the note .
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  • In the menu window that opens, tap theLockmenu.
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  • Then create a password, verify the password you will create, and create a security question to reset the password if you forget it. TapDone inthe upper-right corner . If you have locked a note before, theNotesapp will ask you to enter the password you created earlier to lock the notes.
  • After creating a password or entering the password you created earlier, alock (icon)will appear in the upper-right corner of your note . Tap thelock icontolock thenote and the note will disappear with a messagesaying This note is locked. To view thenote,tap theView Notemenu and enter your password. To lock the note again after viewing it, tap thelock icon.
hidden album in the Photos app.
  • Finally, make sure to delete the original photo from thePhotosapp; so now the photo you want to hide remains locked only in theNotesapp.

How to Hide Photos on iPhone in Text Messages

If you do n’t want anyone to find and see a photo you don’t want to be seen in thePhotosapp, and you think they can look it up in theNotesapp, send the photo or note to yourself via text message and then delete that photo from your photos.

So as long as other people aren’t browsing your text messages, the photo you want to hide will be accessible to you but hard for others to find.

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