If there are certain Photos on your iPhone that you do not want to be seen by others, you can find below two different methods to hide and password protect photos.
The first method makes use of the built-in “Use Passcode” option as available within the Photos App and the second makes use of the Notes App.
Between the two, the first method allows you to move photos to a hidden album and lock the hidden Album with the same password that you use to unlock your device.
While the second method is a bit difficult to use, it can be effectively used to password protect photos from someone that has access to your device and knows your Lock Screen Password.
1. Password Protect Photos on iPhone Using Photos App
The Photos App on your iPhone provides the option to move photos to a hidden album and lock the hidden Photos album with your Lock screen password.
1. Open Settings > scroll down and tap on Photos.
2. On Photos screen, move the toggle next to Use Passcode to ON position.
After this, you can follow the steps below to Hide Photos on your iPhone.
1. Open the Photos App on your iPhone > switch to Library or Albums tab (as required).
2. Next, tap-and-hold on the Photo that you want to hide and select the Hide option in the menu that appears.
3. On the confirmation pop-up, select the Hide Photo option to confirm.
The selected Photo will be moved to the Hidden Photo Album on your iPhone and this Album will be protected by your Lock screen password.
2. Password Protect Photos on iPhone Using Notes App
As mentioned above, this method works by adding photos that you want to hide to a locked Note on your iPhone.
Before going ahead with this method, it is recommended that you get a good understanding of how the “Lock Notes” feature works on iPhone by taking a look at this guide: How to Password Protect Notes on iPhone.
1. Open Photos App on your iPhone > tap on Albums tab in bottom menu.
2. Open the Album where the Photos that you want to hide are located and tap on Select.
3. Select Photos that you want to hide and tap on the Share icon located in bottom menu.
4. On the Share Menu that appears, select the Notes option.
5. On the New Note that opens, tap on the Save option to save the selected Photos to Notes.
After the Photos are saved to Note, the next step is to Password Protect the Note containing Photos by following steps 6 to 9 below.
6. Open Notes App and on the Note containing Hidden Photos.
7. Once the Note is open, tap on 3-dots menu located at top-right corner and select the Lock option in the menu that appears.
8. On Lock Note pop-up, enter the Password that you want to use to Lock this Note and tap on OK. After this make sure you tap on the open Lock Icon to Lock this Note on your iPhone.
Note: Make sure that you remember the password and write it down somewhere.
Once the Photos are placed in a Locked Note, no one will be able to access or view the Photos, without entering the password to unlock the Note.
However, you are not done yet. The original copy of Locked Photos will still be available in the Photos App.
Hence, the final step is to Delete Photos from their original location in the Photos App and also delete them from Recently Deleted Folder within the Photos App.
Once the Photos are deleted in Photos App, they will only be available in the Locked Note.