How to HIDE Pictures with Sensitive or Personal Info
There are many reasons you might have pictures you want hidden from your photo stream!
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 PHOTOS USERS
How to Hide a Photo:
Open Apple Photos 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 "Collections menu at the bottom of your screen
Scroll down to find your "Utilities" menu
Select "Hidden"
For security purposes, you will have to use your Face ID and/or password to open
You will find your hidden pictures here
How to UN-Hide a Photo
Go to your "Hidden" album
Open the photo
Click the 3 dots in the top right corner of your screen
Select "Unhide" from the menu
This picture will now show up in your photo stream again
ANDROID/GOOGLE PHOTOS USERS
How to Hide a Photo:
Open Google Photos 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 "Archive"
How to Find Your Hidden Photo:
Click the "Library" icon (stack of books next to the "Photos" menu) at the bottom of your screen
Scroll down to find and open the "Archive" menu
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!
