One of the options most sought after by users on all mobile phones is the one that allows us to hide photos in the gallery and / or protect them with a password so that no one can access them. This security system has been available for years in all types of smartphones without the need for applications, although we also find exceptions where it is not possible to use it as we would like.
To be able to enjoy an option as such that allows us to hide photos of the mobile , we are going to depend largely on the layer of personalization that integrates our mobile. In many of them, the steps to follow to hide photos come by default by taking a few steps on the screen, although it is not usually easy or fast to find the option, since something hidden must be there for its purpose to take effect.
Hide photos on Android phones
The first mobiles in which we are going to learn to hide photos are all those that use stock Android, such as the Google Pixel or Android One, but we must also add to them all those that use the native Android Google Photos application as the default gallery. More and more people are choosing this option on their smartphones and that unfortunately is not a positive thing for those who want to hide images from the gallery , as there is no option specifically designed for this.
However, there is a method that allows you to hide any of the most private photos or videos. It is about the file, a section that does not prevent our images from appearing in the search engine or in other folders where we add them, but at least from the main view. To do this, you just have to enter the desired image and touch on the three points at the top to then choose the option “Move to File”.
Later if we want to see the image, we will have to return to the main page of Google Photos, touch at the bottom on Library and we will have quick access to the Archive where all the contents that we have decided not to show so easily will be.
How to hide photos on Realme mobiles
The Realme firm allows on all its mobiles with Realme UI or with Realme UI 2.0 the option of the safe. In this section it is possible to keep under good protection everything that we do not want to be visible to others. To activate it, first we will have to enter Settings> Privacy> Safe and configure it to our liking.
Then, once we have it configured, we only have to return to the native gallery of our mobile, mark the photos or videos that we want to hide and finally touch the “Make private” option. From that moment they will stop appearing in our gallery and will be inside the safe. To be able to see them we will have to follow the steps that takes us to the safe and enter the established password.
Steps to hide photos on Xiaomi
Both in Xiaomi, Redmi or Poco phones, we have a simple and easy-to-use MIUI option to protect the photos in the mobile gallery. You just have to enter the gallery, keep your finger on the photos that we want to hide and click on add to the “Private album”. A copy will automatically be made, so if we want it not to be in the public gallery we will have to delete it.
To be able to consult this photo, we have to enter the albums from the gallery and drag our finger from the top down with the intention of unlocking the private album. Then it will ask us for the password that we put when using this tool for the first time and we will be able to see the photos or videos that we have protected.
Hide photos on Samsung mobiles
Samsung smartphones that integrate One UI in any of its versions, offer the possibility of using the so-called safe folder, a space to save, hide and protect files and also photos or videos. To start using it, we have to enter Settings> Biometrics and security> Secure Folder.
The first time we access, we will have to configure your options and then we will be able to access with the security measure that we have chosen. Inside it, we can touch the add button to take us to the gallery and then hide the photos on the Samsung mobile that we do not want others to see from the gallery or from the file manager.
Photos protected on OnePlus mobiles
The OnePlus firm also offers us through OxygenOS in all versions, the possibility of hiding the photos or videos of the mobile in a comfortable and simple way. You just have to enter the gallery and choose one by one the photos or multimedia content that we do not want to appear freely on the mobile. Then we have to touch on the three points and in the opinions touch on “Move to” to continue choosing the “Hidden Collection”.
To later be able to see everything that we have hidden, we have to enter Gallery> Collections and slide our finger to the bottom. By touching on the hidden collection we will be able to see all the previously selected files.
How to hide photos or videos on Huawei
It could not be missing among all those layers of personalization that offer us protection for the files, Huawei. The manufacturer introduces in EMUI the possibility of hiding the photos or videos from the gallery using its safe tool. To find it, configure it and start using it we have to enter Settings> Security> Safe and we will have to establish a password, being able to link it with the biometric security protection.
Next, we just have to enter photos or videos and it will take us to the mobile gallery, where we will be able to choose the elements that we want to add to this protection. In order to view all the photos or videos chosen, we will have to repeat these steps.
Is there a way to hide photos on OPPO, Vivo, Motorola or LG phones?
If we have a mobile from among these brands, we will not find an option as such to enjoy the option of hiding photos or videos, but we will always have the Google Photos resource. We can download this app from Google Play in case it does not already come on our mobile and thus we can archive the images that we want to hide , as we have taught you at the beginning for all Android phones. It will not be the ideal option, but it can save us from a hurry or compromised moment.
Steps to hide photos on iPhone
Apple, for its part, offers the ability to hide photos on all iPhones with a few quick steps. We just have to enter the Photos app and then we have to mark the photo that we want to hide and click on share so that the options appear, including “Hide”. After confirming it, it will no longer be accessible to everyone who accesses our mobile.
In order to see the images or videos we will have to access the albums and locate the one called “Hidden”. For greater security and peace of mind, we can make the hidden album not appear to the naked eye, an option integrated in iOS 14 and later versions, which allows just accessing Settings> Photos> Hidden Album and checking the option.
How do I recover hidden photos?
In each layer of customization and system we have shown how we can see those hidden images, where when it is time to see them we will only have to leave the finger pressed on the photos and do the reverse . We will choose to unarchive on mobiles that use Google Photos, remove from the safe on Realme, Huawei or Samsung mobiles from the safe and stop hiding on Xiaomi or OnePlus.
As we can see, the reverse path is much faster to do, a process that is done the same for photos and videos. In the iPhone the process is also repeated, you just have to enter the hidden album, mark the photos and choose to which other folder we want to move them.