Apple introduced the ability to hide and unhide photos on your iPhone or iPad. We’ll show you how it’s done with these steps.
Hide Photo or Video
- From the “Photos” app, navigate to the album that contains the photos or videos you wish to hide.
- Tap the “Select” option.
- Select the photos or videos you wish to hide.
- Tap the
option at the bottom of the screen. - Choose “Hide“.
- Confirm your selection by selecting “Hide Photo/Video“
When you hide an item, it is placed in an album called “Hidden”.
Unhide Photo or Video
- From the “Photos” app, navigate to the album that contains the photos or videos you wish to hide.
- Tap the “Select” option.
- Select the photos or videos you wish to unhide.
- Tap the option at the bottom of the screen.
- Choose “Unhide“.
The item is then visible in the album as it was before hiding.
If you need better security for your photos or videos than a folder named “Hidden”, we recommend you try the Private Photo Vault or KeepSafe apps to hide your photos or videos behind a PIN.
Bob says
I chose one photo to hide from My Photo Stream, then went to the albums tab, and there is no Hidden folder. I rebooted the phone, quit the Photos app and still no Hidden folder. As a test, I did the same thing with one photo from the Photos tab. That created a Hidden folder, but only had one photo in it (the one from my photos tab). Is hiding from the My Photo Stream folder different from the Photos tab? How can I get that one photo back to My Photo Stream (from the hidden, Hidden folder)?