{"id":19047,"date":"2017-05-20T17:47:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T12:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=19047"},"modified":"2017-05-20T17:47:37","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T12:17:37","slug":"how-to-hide-photos-on-your-iphone-and-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/how-to-hide-photos-on-your-iphone-and-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Hide Photos on Your iPhone and iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Smart phones are extremely personal devices and therefore, it\u2019s nothing unexpected that we\u00a0store our sensitive data and a lot of our personal photos on it. Additionally, the cameras on devices like the iPhone\u00a0pack a great deal of punch, so it\u2019s entirely clear for us to\u00a0picture a lot of our personal moments and share them.<\/p>\n<p>The reality remains that anybody can easily go to the Photos app on an iPhone or iPad and look at pictures you don\u2019t need them to see. All thing considered, that\u2019s the reason you should be hiding photos on our iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>There are a couple of ways to hide photos on an iPhone or iPad:<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"hide-photos-on-ios-natively\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Hide photos on iOS natively<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>There is an approach to\u00a0hide photos on your iPhone locally. To hide a photo in iOS, simply release\u00a0the Photos app,\u00a0<strong>open up the photo<\/strong>\u00a0you need to hide and press the\u00a0<strong>share button<\/strong>. In the last line of the\u00a0share menu, you will find a choice named \u201c<strong>Hide<\/strong>\u201c. Tap on it and select \u201c<strong>Hide photo<\/strong>\u201d on the prompt. Once done, you will no longer see the photos in the \u201cCamera Roll\u201d folder.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a catch to this feature, as the hidden photos are\u00a0<strong>saved in an album named\u00a0\u201cHidden\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0in the Photos app. This means that anyone should be able to access it\u00a0pretty easily,\u00a0making the feature not\u00a0as secure as you\u2019d like.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-270.png\" alt=\"How to Hide Photos on Your iPhone and iPad\" width=\"640\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-270.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-270-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"ad-typebanner\">[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]<\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"third-party-apps-to-hide-photos-on-iphone-ipad\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Third Party Apps to\u00a0hide photos on iPhone &amp; iPad<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you need a more secure solution to hide photos on your iPhone, you will have to depend on on third party apps. Here are the best apps to hide photos on iPhone &amp; iPad:<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>When you hide a photo from any of the following apps, they import the photo into the app and ask you to delete the photo from the Photos app. When you\u00a0delete the photo, it is moved to\u00a0the \u201cRecently Deleted\u201d album in the Photos app. So,\u00a0ensure to delete these photos from this\u00a0album.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"1-keep-safe\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>1.Keep Safe<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Keep Safe is possibly the most popular photo hiding app accessible for iOS and as it should be, the app brings\u00a0a clean UI and a lot of features to keep your photos &amp; videos\u00a0hidden away from prying eyes. The app gives you a chance to lock it with a PIN or TouchID and\u00a0offers a private cloud storage, where you can store private pictures. It includes a\u00a0<strong>Facedown Lock feature<\/strong>, which automatically opens up a choose app when you put\u00a0your iPhone face down. Different features include ability to sort duplicate photos, share photos, send photos to Keep Safe through email and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-212.png\" alt=\"How to Hide Photos on Your iPhone and iPad\" width=\"640\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-212.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-212-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The above-mentioned features are accessible in the Basic version of the app but there is a slew of Premium features. Those include custom albums, secret door, more cloud storage, trash recovery,\u00a0<strong>fake PIN\u00a0<\/strong>and much more. This app offers you a free one-month trial of all the Premium features, so that you can make up your mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Install<\/strong>: (<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/hide-photos-lock-videos-keep\/id510873505?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0with in-app purchases starting at $3.99 for Premium)<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"2-private-photo-vault\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>2.Private Photo Vault<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Another well-known photo hiding app, Private Photo Vault gives you chance to lock your photos in the app through PIN, TouchID or pattern. It also\u00a0brings features like the ability to import photos &amp; videos from the local storage as well as iTunes. The app even includes a web browser that you can use to download images directly to the vault. The app is accessible in a free version but\u00a0if you need more unique features, you\u2019ll need to upgrade to Pro. The Pro version of the app brings\u00a0<strong>wireless photo transfer, decoy password, video playback support, break-in report via GPS\u00a0&amp; photo<\/strong>\u00a0and much more.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-198.png\" alt=\"How to Hide Photos on Your iPhone and iPad\" width=\"640\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-198.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-198-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>If you need to get some of the Pro features without paying for them,\u00a0you just have to earn coins by watching sponsored videos from the Upgrade tab in the app.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Install:<\/strong>\u00a0(<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/in\/app\/private-photo-vault-keep-pictures+videos\/id417571834?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0with in-app purchase of $3.99 for Pro)<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"3-gallery-vault\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>3.Gallery Vault<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If we need a\u00a0<strong>feature rich yet free photo hiding app<\/strong>, Gallery Vault is the best solution.\u00a0The app hides your\u00a0pictures and videos\u00a0through a passcode, pattern\u00a0or Touch ID\u00a0but we can just import media\u00a0accessible on your iDevice\u2019s local storage. However, the app makes it up by offering a web browser inside the app, which you can use to download images. It additionally records break-in events and disguises itself as a camera app. In addition, you can share\u00a0photos and even un-hide media\u00a0to send them back to the Photos app.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-176.png\" alt=\"How to Hide Photos on Your iPhone and iPad\" width=\"640\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-176.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-176-300x266.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Install:<\/strong>\u00a0(<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/galleryvault-hide-personal\/id899163792?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free<\/a><\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"4-kyms\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>4.KYMS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you need to hide\u00a0a variety of content on your iPhone, KYMS Secret Photos app is your best solution. The app\u00a0not only gives chance you to hide photos, videos and documents but it additionally lets you edit photos, play most video files and\u00a0open &amp; edit documents. You can import media in the app from the local storage, iTunes, PC or Mac via WiFi or you can simply download any content from the built-in browser. The app login options include PIN, password or Touch ID and moreover, the\u00a0app\u00a0<strong>disguises itself as a calculator app<\/strong>, which is attractive. It also includes a \u201c<strong>Panic gesture<\/strong>\u201d feature, which lets you put your hand on the screen to log out from the app immediately.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-160.png\" alt=\"How to Hide Photos on Your iPhone and iPad\" width=\"640\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-160.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-160-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The app is available for free but if you need to\u00a0<strong>hide\u00a0contacts, tasks,\u00a0audio recordings, cards, scanned documents<\/strong>, then you will have to buy the Premium version. The app also features advertisements, which can be removed through a $1.99 in-app purchase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Install:<\/strong>\u00a0(<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/secret-photos-kyms-vault-to\/id462182115?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0with in-app purchase of $2.99 for Premium)<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"ad-typebanner-2\">[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]<\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"5-vault\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>5.Vault<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The Vault app is\u00a0something beyond photo hiding app, as it additionally gives you a chance to integrate your Facebook account, so that you can send private messages to your Facebook friends who are using the Vault app too. You can lock\u00a0the app through a passcode or Touch ID but\u00a0you can import photos, videos only from the local storage. However, you can import photos from Safari, because of the Safari Import feature. Other than that, the app likewise brings\u00a0Face Down Lock, which launches another app when the\u00a0iPhone is placed face down on a surface.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-144.png\" alt=\"How to Hide Photos on Your iPhone and iPad\" width=\"640\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-144.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-144-300x266.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are several premium features\u00a0like\u00a0private cloud support to sync your media,\u00a0<strong>break-in alerts with camera and GPS info,\u00a0ability to disguise app as a camera app &amp; create a fake vault\u00a0<\/strong>available as in-app purchases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Install:<\/strong>\u00a0(<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/vault-hide-your-personal-photos\/id513852898?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0with in-app purchases starting at $0.99 for Premium)<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"6-tic-tac-lock\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>6.Tic Tac Lock<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Tic Tac Lock is a\u00a0photo hiding app\u00a0<strong>disguised as the Tic Tac Toe game<\/strong>\u00a0and in fact, the app even gives chance you to play the game. The app lets you import photos, videos, audio and documents from the local storage or via the Shared folder in iTunes. While it does not pack\u00a0a\u00a0lot of advanced features, it makes do with its simple interface and support for a lot of file types.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-124.png\" alt=\"How to Hide Photos on Your iPhone and iPad\" width=\"640\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-124.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-124-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This app is available in a free version, it\u2019s limited\u00a0and you should get the full version to import unlimited media &amp; documents and protect different albums with different passwords.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Install:<\/strong>\u00a0(<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/tic-tac-lock-lite\/id879527605?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0with in-app purchase of $1.99 for full version)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Hide Photos on Your iPhone and iPad &#8211; 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