# How to hide photos on iPad Air 2 > Hide photos on iPad Air 2: open the photo, tap Share › Hide. iPadOS 15 can't lock Hidden. 3 built-in ways, ranked by who uses the iPad. Source: https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-air-2/ · Updated 2026-11-01 · By VaultForYou ![Hide option in the Photos menu on iPad Air 2](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/img/ipad--ipad-air-2.png) - Hidden has no lock - 3 of 5 methods - Home button iPad Air 2 (2014) unlocks with **Touch ID in the Home button** and runs up to **iPadOS 15**. 3 of the 5 hiding methods on this site work on it. - **Methods:** 3/5 - **Newest iPadOS:** 15 - **Unlock:** Touch ID - **Released:** 2014 **Quick answer:** To hide photos on iPad Air 2, open the photo in **Photos**, tap **Share › Hide** and confirm. It moves to **Photos › Sidebar › Utilities › Hidden**. On iPadOS 15 that album has no lock, so put anything private in a **locked note** instead. - **Model:** iPad Air 2 - **Unlock:** Touch ID in the Home button - **iPadOS here:** iPadOS 14–15 - **Hide button:** Share › Hide - **Hidden album:** Sidebar › Utilities - **Guided Access:** Triple-click the Home button Ranked for this iPad ## Who are you hiding photos from on iPad Air 2? iPads are often shared. On this model the best fit for kids is **locked note**; for someone who knows your passcode it is **locked note**. **Built-in methods available on iPadOS 15. VaultForYou is left out because it has no iPad version.** | Hiding from | Best on iPad Air 2 | Keeps out | | --- | --- | --- | | [Parents](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/parents/) | [Locked note](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/locked-note/) | A quick look, iPad handed over, Knows your passcode | | [A partner or ex](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/partner/) | [Locked note](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/locked-note/) | A quick look, iPad handed over, Knows your passcode, Shares your Apple Account | | [Kids](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/kids/) | [Locked note](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/locked-note/) | A quick look, iPad handed over | | [Friends borrowing your phone](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/friends/) | [Locked note](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/locked-note/) | A quick look, iPad handed over | | [Coworkers and screen sharing](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/coworkers/) | [Locked note](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/locked-note/) | A quick look | | [Someone who knows your passcode](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/someone-who-knows-your-passcode/) | [Locked note](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/locked-note/) | iPad handed over, Knows your passcode | | [People sharing your Apple Account](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/shared-apple-account/) | [Locked note](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/locked-note/) | Shares your Apple Account | 3 ways ## Hiding methods on iPad Air 2 - **Hide button**Share › Hide - **Hide the Hidden album**Show Hidden Album: off - **Locked note**Notes › ••• › Lock - **Lock the Photos app**Needs iPadOS 18 - **Vault app (VaultForYou)**iPhone only 3 steps ## Hide a photo on iPad Air 2 1. **Open the photo.** Open **Photos** and tap the photo or video you want to hide. You can also touch and hold it in the grid. 2. **Tap Share, then Hide.** Tap the **Share** button, then tap **Hide** and confirm. On iPadOS 15, Hide is in the Share menu. 3. **It moves to Hidden.** The photo leaves your library and goes to **Sidebar › Utilities › Hidden**, which has no lock on this version. By version ## Hiding on each iPadOS your iPad Air 2 runs Check yours in Settings › General › About. iPad Air 2 can't update past iPadOS 15. iPadOS 15: **Tap:** Photos › Sidebar › Utilities › Hidden Hide with Share › Hide. Hidden has no lock. Hidden Album is in Settings › Photos. No app lock. iPadOS 14: **Tap:** Photos › Sidebar › Utilities › Hidden Hide with Share › Hide. Hidden has no lock. Hidden Album is in Settings › Photos. No app lock. Handing it over ## Before someone borrows your iPad Air 2 Guided Access keeps the iPad inside one app until someone enters its passcode. On iPad Air 2 you start it from the **Home button**. 1. **Turn on Guided Access.** Go to **Settings › Accessibility › Guided Access**, switch it on and set a Guided Access passcode. 2. **Triple-click the Home button.** Open the app or photo you want to show, triple-click the **Home button**, then tap **Start**. 3. **End it with your code.** Triple-click the Home button again and enter the Guided Access passcode. No app lock on this model iPad Air 2 stops at iPadOS 15, so it can't lock apps. Guided Access is the built-in way to keep a borrower inside one app. Safer here ## Lock photos in a note on iPad Air 2 Because iPadOS 15 can't lock Hidden, a note with a notes password is the only built-in lock for photos on this iPad. Notes can't lock video. 1. **Put the photos in a note.** Open **Notes**, start a note and add the photos. Notes with video, audio, PDF or file attachments can't be locked. 2. **Tap ••• then Lock.** Tap the **•••** button at the top right, then **Lock**. Set a notes password in Settings › Notes › Password. 3. **Delete the originals.** Delete the photos from Photos, then delete them again in **Recently Deleted**. Our app is iPhone-only VaultForYou, the app we make, runs on iPhone only and has no iPad version. If you keep private photos on an iPhone too, see [the vault method](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/vault-app/). On this iPad, use the built-in methods above. Did that hide your photos on iPad Air 2? Good. People usually do this next: - [Hide the album tooHidden Album off](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/hide-the-hidden-album/) - [Add a separate passwordLocked note](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/locked-note/) - [Shared Apple Account?Hidden photos sync](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/shared-apple-account/) Find your fix: - [I hid the wrong photoUnhide it](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/guides/unhide-photos/) - [They know my passcodeWhat still works](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/someone-who-knows-your-passcode/) - [Not this iPad?Every iPad model](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/) Questions ## iPad Air 2: questions ### How do I hide photos on iPad Air 2? Open the photo in Photos, tap the Share button, then tap Hide and confirm. The photo leaves your library and moves to Hidden, under Utilities in the Photos sidebar. On iPadOS 15 that album has no lock at all, so anyone holding the unlocked iPad can open it. ### Can my kids find hidden photos on my iPad Air 2? Yes, if they open Photos and find Hidden in the sidebar, because iPadOS 15 has no lock on it. Turn off Hidden Album in Settings › Photos, keep private photos in a locked note, and start Guided Access with a Home button triple-click before handing it over. ### Can I lock the Photos app on iPad Air 2? No. Locking apps arrived in iPadOS 18, and iPad Air 2 stops at iPadOS 15. Use the Hidden album together with a locked note for anything private, and start Guided Access whenever someone else borrows the iPad for a while. ### Does VaultForYou work on iPad Air 2? No. VaultForYou is an iPhone app for iOS 16 or later and has no iPad version, so we don't recommend it for this iPad. On iPad Air 2, a locked note with a custom notes password is the built-in way to get a lock that differs from your iPad passcode. ### Do photos hidden on iPad Air 2 stay hidden on my iPhone? Yes, when both devices use iCloud Photos with the same Apple Account. Apple hides a photo on all your devices once you hide it on one. Each device then opens its own Hidden album with its own settings; on this iPad there is no lock. ## Same steps as iPad Air 2 - [iPad mini 42015 · iPadOS 15](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-mini-4/) ## Other iPad Air models - [iPad Air (3rd generation)2019 · iPadOS 26](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-air-3rd-generation/) - [iPad Air (4th generation)2020 · iPadOS 26](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-air-4th-generation/) - [iPad Air (5th generation)2022 · iPadOS 26](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-air-5th-generation/) - [iPad Air 11-inch (M2)2024 · iPadOS 26](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-air-11-inch-m2/) ## Methods - [Hide buttonTap ••• › Hide](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/hide-button/) - [Hide the Hidden albumShow Hidden Album: off](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/hide-the-hidden-album/) - [Locked noteNotes › ••• › Lock](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/locked-note/)