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How to enable Hidden Album iPhone lock

September 30, 2020 by Hemant Saxena

All of us do have some pictures we don’t want others to scroll through. Luckily, iOS 14 has added the Hidden Album iPhone lock feature to keep them safe. You can use it to hide all your private photos. Learn to utilize this newly built capability to hide images from prying eyes.

How to use Hidden Album iPhone lock ?

Earlier, an option to hide pictures from the ‌Photos‌ tab and For You tab of the ‌Photos‌ app did exist. However, the images would still show up under the Albums section, labeled as ‘Hidden’. This wasn’t a fool-proof method of keeping the private images hidden. The shortcoming has been finally addressed by adding the Hidden Album iPhone lock? So, if you don’t want to outright delete the photos but still hide photos on iPhone, read further! Here’s all you need to know how to fully hide photos on iPhone.

  1. Go to the Photos App on your iPhone 11.
  2. Tap the Select button to choose the images you would want to hide.
  3. Press the Share button.
  4. Share Sheet’s actions menu, select Hide.
  5. The photos will still be visible under an album called Hidden.
  6. To hide it from view, go to Settings.
  7. Scroll down to Photos.
  8. Set the toggle for Hidden Album to OFF position.

While many users continue to rely on some third-party solutions, Apple has finally implemented the most requested feature in full in iOS 14.

Hide Hidden Album iPhone

Hidden Option Removed
Hidden Option Removed

Go to the Photos app on your iPhone and tap the Select button to choose the photos you want to hide.

Photos Share icon
Photos Share Icon

Hit the Share icon visible at the bottom of the Phone Screen.

Photos Hide Option
Photos Hide Option

Then, choose Hide from Share Sheet’s actions menu.

Hide Photos
Hide Photos

Instantly, the selected photos will be hidden but will be still visible under an album called Hidden.

To hide it completely from the view, go to Settings > Photos.

Hidden Album Toggle Off
Hidden Album Toggle Off

Find and set the toggle for Hidden Album to OFF position.

How to unhide hidden photos on iPhone?

Hidden Album Toggle On
Hidden Album Toggle On

To do so, go to Settings, choose the Photos app and toggle the switch for Hidden Album to the On position. When done, the Hidden Album will appear in the Albums tab, under the Utilities heading.

Thus, by configuring these options on your iPhone or iPad, you can easily store photos in or out of sight.

Hope that makes sense!

Category: Apple Tags: iOS Last Modified: April 30, 2022

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Hemant Saxena loves writing about technology full-time. He also enjoys making readers' lives easier by walking them through the most practical ways to use Apple devices, step-by-step.

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