Until a proper option to Password Protect Photos is made available by Apple, you can make use of this workaround to truly hide and Password Protect Photos on iPhone. The selected Photos will be immediately moved back to the Photos App on your iPhone.
On the share menu that appears, scroll down and tap on Save Images option. Once the Locked Note is open, tap on the Share icon located at top-right corner of your screen.ĥ. Next, tap on Enter Password > type the Password to View the Note and click on OK.Ĥ. Open the Notes App > tap on the Note containing Photos.ģ. Move Photos From Notes to Photos App on iPhoneĪt any time, you can unlock the Password Protected Photos and bring them back to the Photos App on your iPhone.ġ. Once the Photos are deleted in Photos App, they will only be available in the Locked Note. Hence, the final step is to Delete Photos from their original location in the Photos App and also delete them from Recently Deleted Folder within the Photos App. The original copy of Locked Photos will still be available in the Photos App on your iPhone. Now that Photos are placed in a Locked Note, no one will be able to access or view the Photos, without entering the Password to unlock the Note. Note: Make sure that you remember the password and write it down somewhere. When prompted, enter the Password to Lock this Note and tap on Done. Scroll down on the Share Menu that appears and tap on Lock Note option.ĩ. Once the Note is open, tap on the Share icon located at top-right corner of your screen.Ĩ. Open the Notes App > tap on the Note containing Photos.ħ. Note: You can save the Note to “iCloud” or “My iPhone” under “Save to” section.Īfter the Photos are saved to Note, the next step is to Password Protect the Note containing Photos by following steps 6 to 9 below.Ħ. The Hide Photos option in iPhone Photos App simply moves Photos to Hidden Folder which can be easily accessed by anyone. On the Note that opens, tap on the Save option to save the selected Photos to Note. On the Share Menu that appears, tap on the Notes option.ĥ. Select the Photos that you want to hide and tap on the Share icon, located in bottom menu.Ĥ. Open the Album where the Photos that you want to hide are located and tap on Select.ģ. Open the Photos App on your iPhone and tap on the Albums tab in bottom menu.Ģ. This way, no one will be able to access hidden Photos on your iPhone, without knowing the password to unlock the Note containing Hidden Photos.ġ. Steps to Password Protect Photos on iPhoneĪs mentioned above, this workaround to Password Protect Photos on iPhone requires you to first Add Photos to a Note and Password protect the Note containing photos. This should help you get a good understand of how the “Lock Notes” feature works on iPhone.
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The workaround as provided below makes use of the Notes App to truly Hide and Password Protect Photos on iPhone.īefore going ahead with the steps to Password Protect Photos on iPhone using Notes, you want take a look at this guide: How to Password Protect Notes on iPhone.
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