There are two ways to do that, one by simply hiding the photos from the Camera Roll and another by using a third party application. Though hiding from Photos is a great option, but it can be less secure as one can access them if they explore the Albums tab. But with the app, it will be more safe with as the photos are password protected and no one will be able to see them even if they open Photos. So let’s see how to do that. Update: The steps are updated according to iOS 12.2.
Hide Photos In iPhone
1. From The Photos App
Open Photos app and select the Photos Tab. Next, select the photo you want to hide. You can even select multiple photos at once using the Select option at the top right. Then at the bottom left, you will see the share icon, tap on it. Now from this new screen, at the bottom bar select Hide. Then a message will show asking you to confirm the desired option. Tap on Hide Photo if you selected only one photo while you need to select Hide [x] Photos in case you selected multiple as shown in the screenshot below.
Done, the photo you selected is hidden!
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Note: The photo is hidden from Photos and For You tab but will be still visible in Albums. The photos which you hide are moved into a new section Hidden under Albums. To access them just go to the Albums tab, scroll to the bottom and you will see Hidden along with the number of photos in that section.
The hidden photos can be made visible whenever desired by following the steps below. Also Read: Enable Or Disable Type To Siri
Unhide Photos In iPhone
Open Photos app and select the Albums tab. Scroll down and open Hidden section as shown above. Inside Hidden album open the photo you want to unhide. Then similarily like the above method, tap on the sare icon at the bottom left. After that, select Unhide and then it will return back to its original album.
The photo you selected will be unhidden and moved from Hidden Album to Memories, Collections and Years. Also Read: Save iMessage Photos To Camera Roll At Once The disadvantage with this method is that the Photos are still visible in the Albums Section. However, the photos are hidden from other places. To overcome this here’s an alternative method you can use.
2. Lock Photos Using Third-Party Application
To do this, you will need to download Private Photo Vault – Pic Safe, an app that will help you hide and set password protection to the photos. It is available to download from App Store for free. Unlike the above method here the photos will not be visible at all in the Photos app after they are hidden.
Open the application once it’s installed. Tap on Start to Proceed. After this, it will ask you to Set Passcode for the app, select and set it. Then it will show a few prompts, tap on Next, and at last tap on Agree. Now you are ready to hide the photos. To do that, tap on Import tab as shown in the screenshot below and select whether to choose photos from Photo Library(Camera Roll) or capture from the Camera directly. In this instance, we select the Photo Library. Now, you need to select the destination where you will save the photos in this app. You can create your own albums from the Albums tab and select it here(more on creating Album later). For now, select Main Album and allow the app to access your Photos. After this, it will show you all the albums present in the Photos app. You can even select photos added in the Hidden album. Tap on the desired album and select all or certain photos and tap on Done at the top right. With this, the photos will start to import from Photos app to this app. Once the import is complete this app will ask if you wish to delete the photos from the Photos app. Select Delete and confirm. To access the hidden photos go to the Albums tab and in the Main Album, you will find the imported photos.
Additional Feature
One more thing, if you want to keep the photos more secure, you can even create an Album inside this app with a different password. So in case, someone is able to open the app, they won’t be able to have access to all the albums inside. To create a new album tap on + at the top right corner in Albums tab. After that, give an Album name and password if desired. Finally, tap on Create at the top right.
Recover Or Share Hidden Photos From The App
Your photos are now safely locked and no one will be able to access them without the password. If you wish then you can share the images or even save them by just tapping on the share icon at the bottom of the image and then selecting as desired.
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Wrapping Up
We wish that after following the given steps you were successfully able to hide the photos, videos or lock them securely. The first method doesn’t require any app but is less secure while the second one provides more security but needs a third-party app. Which method are you going to use? Let us know in the comments below.
