4. Select Hide and then click Hide Photos or Hide Videos or Hide Items to confirm.

I’m done now. Your iPhone’s library of images has now been effectively hidden. Any photographs you hide will be placed in the Photos app’s “Hidden” album.

Lock Hidden Photos with Face ID

You can also lock the Hidden photos album with Face ID or Touch ID on iPhones running iOS 16 and newer versions. Here’s how to do it:

1. Open Settings on your iPhone.

2. Scroll down and select Photos.

3. Here, scroll down and enable the toggle for Face ID.

The next time you open the Hidden album in the Photos app, you’ll have to authenticate using your Face ID or passcode.

View or Unhide Hidden Photos

1. Open the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad.

2. Go to the Albums tab

3. Here, scroll down and tap Hidden under Utilities.

4. Authenticate using your Face ID.

5. You can now select photos, tap the three-dot menu, and hit Unhide to move them back to your phone’s gallery.

Hide the “Hidden Album” from the Photos app

Use the methods below to conceal the Hidden album if your iPhone cannot run the iOS 16 upgrade or if you just want to do so in order to increase your privacy.

1. Open Settings on your iPhone.

2. Scroll down and select Photos.

3. Here, turn off the toggle for Show Hidden Album.

Method 2- Hide Photos Using Notes App

You may lock notes in the Notes app for iOS on your iPhone. You may therefore include images and movies in your notes and password-protect each one separately. The image can then be removed from your primary Photos collection.

Copy the Photo into a Note

1. Open the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad.

2. Select the photos you want to hide and tap the Share button.

3. Swipe left the list of apps and hit More.

4. On the next screen, scroll down and select Notes.

5. Give it a name and description if you want and click Save.

Lock the Note with a Password

1. Open the Notes app on your iPhone.

2. Find the note that you just created to hide photos. Open it.

3. Now, tap the three-dot menu at the top right corner.

4. Click on Lock and enter the notes lock password.

If you don’t remember the password, go to Settings > Notes > Password to reset or change it.

Enable Touch ID/ Face ID for Notes

You can now lock the saved image in Notes with your Touch ID or Face ID as shown below:

1. Open Settings on your iPhone.

2. Scroll down and click on Notes.

3. Tap Password and enable the toggle for Use Touch ID or Use Face ID.

4. Enter the password when prompted.

I’m done now. Your picture has been saved to the note, which you may access with a password, Touch ID, or Face ID.

Now that you’ve put the photographs to the message, you may return to the Photos app and remove them. This technique can be used to lock numerous images and videos in the iOS Notes app.

To Restore the Image or Video back to Photos from Notes:

1. Open the locked note and tap the image.

2. Then, click the share menu at the bottom left.