What are hidden photos iPhone?

With Photos, you can control which photos and videos are visible and what's hidden. When you hide photos and videos, they move to the Hidden album, so they don't appear in your Library, in other albums, or in the Photos widget on your Home Screen.
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Can anyone see your hidden photos on iPhone?

You can hide photos in your iPhone's Photos app by adding them to a hidden album. With iOS 14, you can also hide that hidden album from the Photos app, so no one can see it.
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Can you protect hidden photos on iPhone?

You can't “lock” the hidden album, or even hide a photo behind a Face or Touch ID, or passcode. The biggest issue is all of your hidden media is accessible in a single location. Anyone who has access to your unlocked phone can open your Hidden folder with a few taps.
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Do hidden photos go to iCloud?

I've confirmed now that Hidden photos do get uploaded to iCloud Photo Library. However, the Hidden album is not visible when viewing the library from a web browser.
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What does hiding your photos do?

This hides your photos and videos in a separate folder (called Archive). You can access this from your main Google Photos menu, but the contents of this folder will not be included in any of your other feeds.
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Do hidden photos on iPhone delete?

In the Photos app , you can delete photos and videos from your iPhone or hide them in the Hidden album. You can also recover photos you recently deleted. When you use iCloud Photos, any changes you make are saved across all your devices.
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Where do hidden photos go on iPhone?

Unhide photos on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
  1. Open Photos and tap the Albums tab.
  2. Scroll down and tap Hidden under Utilities.
  3. Tap the photo or video that you want to unhide.
  4. Tap the Share button , then tap Unhide.
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What happens if you turn off hidden album?

When "Hidden Album" is switched off, the hidden album on your iPhone will no longer appear under "Utilities" like it did before, meaning no one can access your hidden photos. You can switch it off without fear of your hidden photos being deleted.
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Are hidden albums safe iPhone?

Starting with iOS 11 and continuing in iOS 15, hidden photos are removed from All Photos and also Widgets. You view hidden albums by opening the Hidden album, which means the security on your Hidden private photos album is next to nothing (aside from the passcode to unlock your device in the first place.)
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Do hidden photos transfer when you get a new iPhone?

Answer: A: Answer: A: If you sync them to iCloud currently they will sync from iCloud to the new phone.
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How do I hide photos from camera roll but not album?

Here's the most common way to hide your files via Google Photos on the stock version of Android:
  1. Open the Google Photos app on your smartphone.
  2. Select the images that you wish to hide.
  3. Tap the three-dot icon in the top right-hand corner.
  4. Tap Move to Archive in the drop-down menu.
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Can Apple see hidden photos?

When you hide a photo from your Photo Library on iPhone, it goes into a Hidden Photos album. You won't see it in your main Photo Library again, unless you unhide it. Follow these steps to hide a photo from your iPhone Photo Library: Open the Photos app.
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Where do hidden photos go?

At the bottom of the Photos app, tap “Albums.” On the “Albums” page, scroll down to the bottom. There, in the “Other Albums” section, tap “Hidden.” On certain iOS versions, the “Hidden” album is located in the “Utilities” section.
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Can you make a locked album on iPhone?

In order to create a truly private album that's password-protected, you'll need to download a third-party app. While there are several different apps that you can use to protect your iPhone images, Photo Vault is one of the more commonly used ones.
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How do I lock photos on my iPhone app?

Tap on App Limits and Tap on the Add Limit option. Choose the category that you want. If you want to lock the ‌Photos‌ app, it's in the "Creativity" category. Tap on the app that you've picked and then tap Next.
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How do I view private photos in my gallery?

To view images or content you have saved in Private Mode:
  1. 1 Switch on Private Mode. You can do this either by: ...
  2. 2 Enter your Private Mode PIN, pattern or password.
  3. 3 While Private Mode is active, you will see the Private Mode icon at the top of your screen.
  4. 4 Private files and images will now be available.
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How do I see hidden messages on iPhone?

Step 1. Access your iPhone and open the Message app. Step 2. Switch to the Unknown Senders list to check hidden text messages.
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Are permanently deleted photos gone forever iPhone?

When you delete photos and videos, they go to your Recently Deleted album for 30 days. After 30 days, they'll be permanently deleted.
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How do you make a secret folder on iPhone?

Tap and hold on to any icon until they all begin to jiggle. Move the invisible app on top of the app you want to hide, creating a folder. Let the invisible app be on the first page and move the app you want to hide to the next page in the folder by holding the app and dragging it to the right.
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Does deleting an album in photos delete the photos?

Deleting an album does not delete its photos – you'll have to delete them from the Library.
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Who can see my camera roll?

The Camera Roll is just a view that lets you look at anything you previously or will add to Flickr. Nothing has been moved, copied, or delete. No one else can see your Camera Roll view.
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Can family members see my iCloud photos?

Everyone's personal files and preferences stay private. When you share iCloud+, family members can't see each others' photos, files, or documents. And when you share other subscriptions like Apple Music, Apple Fitness+, or Apple TV+, each person sees their own preferences and recommendations — not the whole family's.
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Can anyone see iCloud photos?

Photos need to be actually shared through that album to be visible to other members of the family group however. So unless you actually share you photos, they cannot be seen by anybody else.
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Can I delete photos from my iPhone but keep them on iCloud?

You can delete photos from your iPhone but keep them in iCloud by turning off iCloud photo sharing. You can also use a different iCloud account to keep the previous account's iCloud photos safe. Another workaround is to use a different cloud server to back up the photos before deleting them on your iPhone.
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