How to HIDE Pictures with Sensitive/Personal Info
Feb 13, 2024There are many reasons you might have pictures you want hidden from your photo stream!
For example:
For example:
- If you take pictures of important documents for your home inventory (passports, social security cards, insurance information, car titles, wills, etc...)
- If you take pictures of medical documents for insurance or personal records
- If you take care of an aging parent and have pictures to document any part of the process (insurance, medical, financial or housing information)
- If you are on a health journey and want to take progress pictures
- If you are heading out on vacation and have pictures on your phone of reservations, hotel or excursions that have your personal information
Adding these types of pictures to your "Hidden" album will ensure they aren't visible in your photo stream but still easy for YOU to access when you need them!
IPHONE/APPLE USERS
How to Hide a Photo:
How to Find Your Hidden Photo:
How to UN-Hide a Photo
How to Hide a Photo:
- Open the Apple Photos app from your phone
- Click the "Library" menu from the bottom of your screen
- Find & open a photo you would like to hide (or just pick one to practice)
- Click the 3 dots in the top right corner of your screen
- Select "Hide" from the menu
How to Find Your Hidden Photo:
- Click the "ALBUMS" menu at the bottom of your screen
- Scroll all the way down to the bottom until you see the "UTILITIES" menu
- From the list of options, select "Hidden"
- For security purposes, you will have to use your Face ID or password to open
- You will find your hidden pictures here
How to UN-Hide a Photo
- Go to your "Hidden" album and open the photo
- Click the 3 dots in the top right corner of your screen
- Select "Unhide" from the menu
- The picture will now show up in your photo stream again
ANDROID/GOOGLE PHOTOS USERS
How to Hide a Photo:
How to Find Your Hidden Photo:
How to UN-Hide a Photo
How to Hide a Photo:
- Open the Google Photos app from your phone
- Click the "Photos" menu from the bottom of your screen
- Find & open the picture you would like to hide (or just pick one to practice)
- Click the 3 dots in the top right corner of your screen
- Select "Move to Archive" which is right under the picture
How to Find Your Hidden Photo:
- Click the "LIBRARY" menu at the bottom of your screen
- You will see your "ARCHIVE" album at the top of the screen under "Favorites"
- Click to open and you will find all of your hidden photos
How to UN-Hide a Photo
- Go to your "Archive" album and open the photo
- Click the 3 dots in the top right corner of your screen
- Select "Unarchive" from the menu
- The picture will now show up in your photo stream again
While this doesn't mean your hidden photos are completely under lock and key, they won't be as easily accessible if someone was swiping through your pictures or a stranger found your phone and got nosy!
All the best,
Melissa
