If you do not want certain personal Photos on iPhone to be seen by others, you can find below the steps to Hide Photos on iPhone.
Hide Photos On iPhone or iPad
When you select Hide Photos option on iPhone, the Photos App automatically creates a new Hidden Photos Folder and moves selected Photos to this New Hidden Photos Folder.
Once the selected Photos are moved to Hidden Album, they will not be visible in the original Photo Album from which they were hidden and they will also not be visible in “All Photos” view in Photos App.
As a further precaution, iPhone also provides the option to prevent the Hidden Photos Album from appearing in the Photos App.
Note: If you are interested in password protecting Photos, you can also take a look at this guide: How to Password Protect Photos on iPhone.
1. Steps to Hide Photos on iPhone
Follow the steps below to hide a single or multiple photos on iPhone or iPad.
1. Open the Photos app on iPhone and tap on Albums tab located in bottom menu
2. Open the Photo Album where Photos that you want to hide are located and tap on Select option located at top-right corner.
3. Select Photos that you want to hide and tap on Share icon located at bottom-left corner of the screen.
4. On the next screen, scroll down the Share menu and select the Hide option.
5. On the Confirmation pop-up, tap on Hide X Photos to confirm.
The selected Photos will be immediately moved to Hidden Photos Album within Photos App and they will not be visible in App Photos View in Photos App or in the Album from which they were deleted.
2. How to View Hidden Photos on iPhone
At any time, you can view Hidden Photos on your iPhone by following the steps below
1. Open Photos app and tap on Albums tab located in bottom menu
2. On the next screen, scroll down and tap on Hidden option under “Utilities” section.
3. If prompted, enter the Lock Screen Passcode (iOS 16 and above) or use Touch ID or Face ID.
Once you are in Hidden Photos Album, you will be able to view all the Photos that you had selected for hiding on your device.
2. Unhide Photos on iPhone and iPad
At any time you can unhide the hidden photos on iPhone by following the steps below.
1. Open Photos app and tap on Albums tab in bottom menu.
2. On Albums screen, scroll down to “Utilities” section and tap on Hidden to open the Hidden Photos Album.
3. Once you are in Hidden Folder, tap on Select button located at top-right corner.
4. Select Photos that you want to unhide and tap on Share icon located in bottom menu.
5. On the Share menu that appears, scroll down and tap on Unhide option.
The Hidden Photos will be immediately moved back to the original Album from which they were deleted.
3. Hide Hidden Photos Album
As mentioned above, iPhone also provides the option to prevent the Hidden Photos Album from appearing in the Photos App.
Open Settings > scroll down and tap on Photos. On the next screen, move the toggle next to Hidden Album to OFF position.
After this, the Hidden Photos Album will no longer appear in the Photos App.
