Hide and lock photos
Built-in iPhone ways to hide and lock photos and videos, what each one stops, and where an encrypted vault fits.
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- How to hide photos on iPhoneFive ways to hide photos on your iPhone, from the Hidden album to an encrypted vault, with what each one does and does not protect.
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