How to lock hidden photos on iphone

When you hide photos and videos, they move to the Hidden album, so they don't appear in your Library, in other albums, or in the Photos widget on your Home Screen. In iOS 14 and later, you can turn off the Hidden album, so the photos are completely hidden.

Hidden photos not showing in albums

And in iOS 16, iPadOS 16.1, and macOS Ventura and later, your Hidden album is locked by default and requires authentication to unlock. Make sure you have installed the latest software updates for your Mac, iPhone and iPad, and Apple Vision Pro.

If you use iCloud Photos, the photos that you hide on one device are hidden on your other devices too.

1. Open Photos.

2. Tap and hold the photo or video that you want to hide.

3. Tap Hide, then confirm that you want to hide the photo or video.

1. Open Photos.

   On iPad, you might need to tap the sidebar icon in the upper-left corner first to see your albums.

2. Scroll down and tap Hidden under Utilities.

3. Tap View Album, then use Face ID or Touch ID to unlock your Hidden album.

4. Tap and hold the photo or video that you want to unhide, then tap Unhide.

1. Open the Photos app.

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