How to close pictures on an iPhone. How to hide photos on iPhone and iPad. Hide photos on Mac

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Let's take a look at how you can hide a photo or folder on the iPhone so that strangers can't see it. We will use built-in iOS capabilities and third-party programs.

This article is suitable for everyone iPhone models 11 / Xs (r) / X / 8/7/6 and Plus on iOS 13. Older versions may have different or missing menu items and hardware support specified in the article.

Built-in iPhone capabilities

IN iOS system 12+ there is an option to hide photos on the iPhone in the albums "Collections", "Years" and "Moments". Users can now hide photos, videos and media folders and view them only in their own Hidden album.

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Hide photos on Mac

• We launch the "Photo" program.
• Select the photo to hide.
• Control-click the photo, then click Hide. You can also hide the photo by selecting in the section "Image", then "Hide photo". You can also press Command-L to hide the photo.
• We confirm that the photo needs to be hidden.

When working with iCloud Media Library, photos that you have hidden on one gadget will be hidden on your other devices.

Show hidden photos

If you need to display hidden photos again, in the albums "Collections", "Years" and "Moments", perform the following steps.

For gadgets iPod touch, iPad or iPhone:

On a Mac computer:

• Open the "Photos" application, select "View" in the menu bar, then "Show hidden photo album".
• Open the "Albums" view, and then open the "Hidden" album.
• Selecting the photo to be displayed.
• Click the photo while holding down the Control key.
• We click "Show photo".

Third Party Programs

You can hide photos and folders from photos on iOS 11 using third-party programs... Let's take a look at the most functional and common ones.

Photo & Video Locker

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The utility allows you to hide photos and videos conveniently and securely, you can download it from App Store. The photos will be locked and you will need to enter a secret PIN to view them.

Application features:

• Encryption. Hidden folders and the photos are not only on the gadget in a secret place, but are also encrypted using the 128-bit AES encryption system.
• Hidden photos can be rotated on both sides.
• Zoom in and out hidden photos.
• Blocking the entrance to the application. If the user forgot to exit the utility, then the application will be locked after the iPhone goes to sleep.
• Import pictures from your computer using iTunes import.

Locker: Hide your photos

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The application has the functionality to hide not only photos, but also videos, applications and files that are protected with a fingerprint. Locker can be downloaded from App Store.

To hide photos, they must be stored not in your own library, but directly in the application. An important point is Pin code to access photos. If you do not configure TouchID and lose your Pin code, you will not be able to enter Loker.

In the pocket: wallet, documents

A smartphone is a very personal device and there is always a lot of personal information on it, for example. Such data should not be available to everyone who picks up a smartphone, so they need to be hidden.

Now we are going to take a look at three ways how you can hide photos on iPhone. The material will be useful for owners of all modern iPhone models, including iPhone 4, 4s, 5, 5s, 6, 6s, 7, 8 and X.

Method number 1. Hiding photos in the standard way.

Starting with iOS 8, the Photos app has the ability to hide photos. But unfortunately, this function not intended to protect your photos from prying eyes. It is rather an opportunity to remove a photo from an album, something like an alternative to deleting.

After hiding a photo in this way, it is simply moved to the "Hidden" album. Moreover, this album is not protected in any way and anyone can open it. But, nevertheless, for a complete coverage of the topic of the article, you need to consider this option.

After that, a warning will appear stating that the selected photo will be hidden from all sections of the Media Library and will remain only in the "Hidden" album. To confirm your action, click on the "Hide photo" button.

After that, the "Hidden" album will appear in the list of albums, where the photo you have selected will be moved.

Such is not a tricky and almost useless way to hide a photo on an iPhone. But, if this is not enough for you, then you should not be upset, there are more reliable ways to hide photos.

Method number 2. Hiding photos using disguised applications.

For iPhone, there are quite a few applications that disguise themselves as something ordinary (for example, a calculator), but in fact perform a completely different function. Some of these apps can be used to hide photos on iPhone.

One of the most famous applications of this kind is. This application disguises itself as a calculator, but is actually a password protected secret data manager. It can contain photos, personal notes, contacts, passwords, links and much more. In this case, to access this data, you need to enter a password. And thanks to disguise, even finding out that you have such a secret storage will not be easy.

Using Secret Calculator Photo Album app is not difficult. On first launch, you need to enter the password twice using the calculator keyboard.

After that, you will be taken to the application interface. Here you need to click on the plus button in order to import photos into the application.

After the photos are imported into Secret Calculator Photo Album, they need to be removed from the Photos application. Now these pictures will only be available through the Secret Calculator Photo Album application and only after entering the password.

As we said, there are a lot of such applications. For example, there is still such an application as "", which also disguises itself as a calculator and allows you to hide photos and other user data.

Method number 3. Hiding photos using encryption.

If you want not only to hide important photos, but also to provide them with reliable protection, then you need to use applications that not only require a password, but also encrypt files using strong cryptographic algorithms.

For example, for these purposes, you can use the application "". The main purpose of the VKarman application is to store passwords, document scans, information about bank cards and other personal data. But, with the help of "VKarmane" you can also store personal photos.

As for security, all data in the VKarman application is stored locally, in the iPhone's memory, and is encrypted using the AES-256 algorithm. To access the data, you need to enter a password or use Touch ID. In this case, the user can activate the automatic data destruction function after 10 incorrect attempts to enter the password.

There are other encrypted apps for iPhone that can be used to hide photos. For example, you can use.

In 2014, users of Apple products were enthusiastic about the news that it became possible to hide photos on and iPad with iOS 8 - but their joy was quickly replaced by disappointment. It turned out that this function on iOS works completely differently than on Windows for PC - hidden photos are still available to prying eyes.

When a user hides pictures on an iPhone, they go out of all categories (“ Years», « Moments», « Collections") And get into a separate folder called" Hidden". This folder is not encrypted or protected by a password, so anyone who gets the opportunity to "climb" on the phone will be able to familiarize themselves with its contents.

Photos on iOS 8 are hidden like this:

Step 1... Run the embedded application “ A photo"On the iPhone.

Step 2... Click " Choose"In the right upper corner screen and tick all the photos and videos you want to hide.

Step 4... Two lines will appear - at the bottom look for the option " Hide» (« Hide»).

Step 5... Confirm that you want to hide the images - click “ Hide photo» (« Hide Photos»).

Folder " Hidden» (« Hidden») Appears in the list of albums, and the user's most intimate pictures appear in it. This folder on the iPhone cannot be hidden.

This method of hiding photos on iPhone is highly questionable. It is better not to hide pictures at all than to place them in a catalog, the name of which attracts attention. If the gadget falls into the hands of ill-wishers, the " Hidden"Will most likely be checked first - after all, it promises compromising evidence.

What apps allow you to hide photos on iPhone?

You can more reliably hide a photo on an iPhone using mobile applications from the AppStore. There are a lot of similar programs in the Apple store now. Many of them have a "level" conspiracy - they disguise themselves as calculators. Who would ever think that photographs might be hidden in a calculator?

A great utility for hiding data is Secret Calculator + , The "brainchild" of Chinese programmers. This application is free and very easy to use. After installation, it will be present on the desktop under the name Calculator +.

You can hide photos using this program like this:

Step 1... Run the app and set a password. There seems to be no password duration limit. We decided to stop at 20 signs.

When finished, press the% key.

Then enter the password again, also putting a kind of dot with the button with the percent symbol. If the password setting was successful, the following window will appear on the screen:

Click " OK, I got it».

Step 2... First you need to make a new album. Click on the "+" button at the bottom of the screen.

Step 3... Use the "+" button to add the photos that you would like to hide from strangers.

Step 4... Go to the application " A photo»And delete hidden pictures from it.

After that you can return to the application Secret Calculator + and make sure the photos are in place. If you press the button with three horizontal lines, you will see: the program is capable of storing not only photos and videos, but also notes, contacts, passwords from Internet resources.

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The main thing for the user of Secret Calculator + is not to fall victim to a clever disguise and not to unintentionally uninstall the application. Together with the program, all the photos that it stored will be irretrievably erased.

A worthy alternative Secret Calculator + is the app Private camera ... The principle of this program is different. It does not hide photos behind a calculator, but allows you to take pictures directly from its interface. These pictures are not reflected in the application " A photo”, However, if necessary, they can be unloaded (exported) there.

The program allows you to store under a password not only photos from your own camera, but also pictures taken earlier, copied from the albums of the "Photos" application.

Apple technology owners note the vulnerability of photo-hiding applications - despite the fact that the pictures are protected with a password, you still get access to them can... It is enough to use a computer with special software. For example, the iTools utility allows you to view all the contents of the iPhone - whether it is hidden or not.

For a user who is looking for a 100% guarantee of photo privacy, the option using special applications for storing photos is not suitable. It is better for him to resort to the following method.

The safest way to hide photos

The most intimate photo sessions for an iPhone user should be stored in programs that support AES-256 encryption. The encryption algorithm AES-256 is one of the most reliable; banking structures and government organizations use it with might and main. AES-256 capable applications collect photos (and other data) in containers -specially encrypted files. In iTools and similar programs the contents of the containers are not visible. There is only one way to access the content - by entering a password.

Mobile applications that can encrypt data include:

UPassword, which performed the same functionality as 1Password, is no longer distributed through the AppStore.

Conclusion

Hiding photos using iPhone's own means is a "so-so" way. The photos that need to be hidden are simply collected in one folder, access to which is not protected in any way. To put pictures under a password, you should use one of the third party applications - for example, Secret Calculator +.

Programs that support AES encryption can provide a 100% guarantee of information protection. Such applications place photos in containers, the contents of which are not recognized by any special software.

Sometimes it is necessary to hide some files and applications from all general access... If you use an iPhone, iPad or other products from Apple, then you have this opportunity.

videos on iPhone, iPad and iPoud touch

There are several ways to hide photos and videos from public access on a device from Apple: using standard and third-party applications, device settings, cloud storage.

This method involves transferring photos and videos to the cloud servers of a company that provides this opportunity, and after setting a password for the application that gives access to the files. For example, you can use Dropbox. The only drawback of this method is that you need a stable Internet connection to access photos and videos, since the files will not be stored on the device, but on cloud servers.

1. Go to the official Dropbox website (https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTEyOTg3MTEzOQ?src\u003dglobal9), register on it and download the app installer for your device.
2. After you have installed dropbox app and moved all the necessary elements into it, go to the Setting section.
3. Go to the Passcode Lock section and activate the use of a password.
4. Set a four-digit password by clicking the Change Passcode button.
5. Enter four digits to complete the process.

How to hide third-party and stock apps on iPhone, iPad and iPoud touch

The application icon from the device menu can be hidden in several ways: using third-party programs, creating multi-level folders, device settings.

Through folder

1. Go to home page device menu and make sure that there is no free space on it. That is, you need to move 20 or 24 application icons to this tab.
2. Click on any icon in the device menu and hold it for a few seconds, that the device went into editing mode.
3. Move the icon of one application to the icon of another to create a folder.
4. Click on the app that is already in the folder and drag it to the second page of the folder, which remains empty for now.
5. Again, start holding the application icon and drag it from the edges of the folder, which are on the right side of the screen. We do not remove the finger from the application icon.
6. Now we move the application icon to the centers of the folder and, without lifting your finger from it, press the "Home" button. If all actions are performed correctly, the icon will slide up the screen and disappear from the device menu. The only drawback of this method is that after restarting the device, the application icon will return to the menu.

Through layered folders

1. Press the icon and hold your finger on the screen for a few seconds to switch the device menu to edit mode.
2. Once again, hold down the application icon and drag it to any other application icon to create a folder.
3. Exit the folder and create another folder by following the previous two steps with other applications.
4. The moment the creation of the second folder comes to an end, and it starts to collapse, quickly grab the first folder and move it to the folder you just created.
5. As a result, it turns out that being in the device menu, you cannot see what is in the double folder.
6. The only disadvantage of this method is that if you open the first folder, the contents of the second will become noticeable.

Through device settings

1. Open the "Settings" application.
2. Let's move on to the "Basic" section.
3. We pass to the subsection "Restrictions".
4. Press the button "Enable restrictions".
5. Set a password or activate touch function ID if your device supports it.
6. Let's go back to the general list of restrictions. If you need to hide the standard application, then move the corresponding slider opposite it.
7. If you need to hide third-party applications, then scroll down to the "Allowed content" section and go to "Programs".
8. Enable the "Deny software" function so that all the icons of third-party programs disappeared from the menu of your device.

Through a third party application and computer

For this method, you do not need to jailbreak the device's firmware using a jailbreak, you just need to download the Apple Configurator 2.2 application on your computer or laptop with Mac OS X version 10.11.4 or later (

Most users have photos and videos stored on their iPhones that might not be meant for prying eyes. The question arises: how can they be hidden? More about this will be discussed in the article.

Below we will look at two ways to hide photos and videos on the iPhone, one of them is standard, and the second is using a third-party application.

Method 1: Photo

In iOS 8, Apple implemented the function of hiding photos and videos, but the hidden data will be moved to a special section that is not even protected by a password. Fortunately, it will be quite difficult to see hidden fileswithout knowing which section they are located in.

Method 2: Keepsafe

Actually, it is possible to reliably hide images by protecting them with a password only with the help of third-party applications, of which in the open spaces App Store a large number of. We'll walk through the process of protecting photos using the Keepsafe app as an example.

Any of the suggested methods will hide all required photos. In the first case, you are limited to the built-in means of the system, and in the second, you reliably protect the images with a password.