Hidy VaultGuides
Step-by-step help for keeping photos, videos and documents private on iPhone.
How to lock photos on iPhone in 2026: 3 ways compared
The Hidden album, a locked Photos app or an encrypted vault: what each one protects.
Read more →How to hide photos on iPhone in 2026: the complete guide
Every way to hide photos on iPhone, from the Hidden album to an encrypted vault.
Read more →How to move photos into a vault app on iPhone
Import, delete the originals, empty Recently Deleted. Leave no copy behind.
Read more →How to hide a vault app on iPhone
Hide the app itself: iOS 18's Hidden folder, App Library, or a disguised icon.
Read more →How to remove location from iPhone photos
Per photo, while sharing, or for good: three ways to strip location from iPhone photos.
Read more →Forgot your vault pattern? What you can still do
Check the grid and the exact pattern, then use the 12-word recovery phrase.
Read more →How to transfer a photo vault to a new iPhone
Back up each vault, restore with its recovery phrase, and check before erasing the old phone.
Read more →How to share private photos from iPhone securely
Fewer copies, no location, and a way to stop: how to share private photos from iPhone.
Read more →Are photo vault apps safe? 7 checks before you trust one
Encryption, keys, backups, ads, accounts and honesty: seven checks for any vault app.
Read more →How to make a secret folder on iPhone
Build a secret folder on iPhone from Hidden, locked notes and a locked Files app, or use one encrypted vault.
Read more →Back up and recover a Hidy Vault
How recovery phrases, encrypted backup files and iCloud backup work together.
Read more →Your first encrypted vault in Hidy
Patterns, imports, folders and locking in Hidy Vault, explained in plain language.
Read more →Share a vault with Hidy Vault Pro
Invite someone to one vault and know what revoking access does.
Read more →Are hidden photos saved to iCloud?
Hiding a photo does not keep it off iCloud. Here is what syncs, what counts toward storage, and what actually keeps a photo private.
Read more →Can Apple see hidden photos on iPhone?
What the Hidden album hides, what iCloud Photos keeps, and where Apple's documentation stops short.
Read more →Does deleting a vault app delete your photos?
Deleting the app removes its local data, not your Photos library or its iCloud data.
Read more →End-to-end encryption for photos on iPhone
How to get end-to-end encrypted iCloud Photos with Advanced Data Protection, and where its limits are.
Read more →How to hide videos on iPhone
Three ways to hide videos on iPhone, from the built-in Hidden album to an encrypted vault.
Read more →One-time payment photo vault for iPhone
Pay once, keep the vault: what a lifetime photo vault plan covers and where it stops.
Read more →How to password protect a PDF on iPhone
Lock a PDF in Files with a password, and keep an unlocked copy before you do.
Read more →Pattern lock vs PIN vs Face ID on iPhone
iPhone offers a passcode and Face ID, not a pattern. Hidy Vault uses a 5×5 pattern for encrypted vaults.
Read more →How to stop iCloud Photos syncing to other devices
Stop syncing on one iPhone, or end iCloud Photos for the whole account. What changes, and what stays.
Read more →How to turn off Shared Library on iPhone
Stop camera sharing, leave the library, or delete one you organize. What happens to your photos.
Read more →Which apps can see your photos on iPhone?
Find the apps with photo access, limit what they see, and check the App Privacy Report.
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