Although Apple’s ecosystem is robust, one aspect that still lacks security is the Hidden album on the Photos app. Merely hiding the photos from your camera roll only moves the location of your photos.
Anyone who opens the Hidden Album folder can get full access to all your private photos. And as of date,Apple doesn’t have a feature that lets you add a passcode to this folder.But, the good news is that there are a few workarounds for this problem. So, let’s check them out in detail together.
Hide Hidden Album Via Settings
One quick way to hide your hidden photos is by entirely hiding the Hidden album. Doing so will not display the Hidden album in theUtilitysection inside the Photos app.
So, if someone is going through your gallery, they won’t be able to access your hidden photos quickly. Here’s how you may do it:
Hiding the album won’t make its photos appear in any other location in your gallery. So, whenever you want to view the hidden photos again, you may go back to yourSettings. Tap onPhotosand then turn theHidden Albumoption back on.
The Notes app may seem odd at first. But, it has a security feature that lets you lock files within it. you may either add a photo or a video in a note and lock it using apassword or your Face ID.
The best part about this solution is that your locked media with the Notes app will remain intact even if you delete it from your gallery. So, here’s how you may do it:
you may now simply access the note with your password, and all your private photos/videos can remain safe. Similarly, you can also export the hidden photos back to your Photo library by opening the photo and tapping on Share. Then, selectSave Image. In this way, your photos aren’t stuck in the Notes app.
Hide Photos in iWork Apps
Finally, you may also hide your private photos in any of the iWork Apps, like Keynotes, Numbers, and Pages, using a password and Face ID. However, there are a few things to consider.
However, if you don’t mind the low-quality image and find it easy to use such apps, you may give them a try. Out of all three, we found thatKeynoteis relatively easy to use. So, here’s how you can use it to add your important photos.
Once you’ve locked the file with your photos, the file won’t display the thumbnail as well. It’ll be easy to recognize your private file as it displays a padlock icon.
Google Drive may not seem like the best option to keep your photos secure at first. But, we can still make it work because you may lock your G Drive’s content with your Face ID. This step is especially useful if you don’t have storage elsewhere.
Firstly, we’ll need to enable Face ID for Google Drive. you may do this by following these steps.
