# How to hide photos on iPad mini (6th generation) > Hide photos on iPad mini (6th generation): open the photo, tap ••• › Hide. Hidden locks with Touch ID. 4 built-in ways, ranked by who uses the iPad. Source: https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-mini-6th-generation/ · Updated 2026-11-01 · By VaultForYou ![Hide option in the Photos menu on iPad mini (6th generation)](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/img/ipad--ipad-mini-6th-generation.png) - Hidden locks with Touch ID - 4 of 5 methods - No Home button iPad mini (6th generation) (2021) unlocks with **Touch ID in the top button** and runs up to **iPadOS 26**. 4 of the 5 hiding methods on this site work on it. - **Methods:** 4/5 - **Newest iPadOS:** 26 - **Unlock:** Touch ID - **Released:** 2021 **Quick answer:** To hide photos on iPad mini (6th generation), open the photo in **Photos**, tap **••• › Hide** and confirm. It moves to **Photos › Collections › Utilities › Hidden**. That album opens with Touch ID or your passcode, so it keeps out kids and borrowers but not anyone who knows the code. - **Model:** iPad mini (6th generation) - **Unlock:** Touch ID in the top button - **iPadOS here:** iPadOS 15–26 - **Hide button:** ••• › Hide - **Hidden album:** Collections › Utilities - **Guided Access:** Triple-click the top button Ranked for this iPad ## Who are you hiding photos from on iPad mini (6th gen)? 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 26. VaultForYou is left out because it has no iPad version.** | Hiding from | Best on iPad mini (6th gen) | 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/) | [Hide button](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/hide-button/) | A quick look, iPad handed over | | [Coworkers and screen sharing](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/coworkers/) | [Hide button](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/hide-button/) | 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 | 4 ways ## Hiding methods on iPad mini (6th generation) - **Hide button**Tap ••• › Hide - **Hide the Hidden album**Show Hidden Album: off - **Locked note**Notes › ••• › Lock - **Lock the Photos app**Require Touch ID - **Vault app (VaultForYou)**iPhone only 3 steps ## Hide a photo on iPad mini (6th generation) 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 •••, then Hide.** Tap the **•••** button, then tap **Hide** and confirm. 3. **It moves to Hidden.** The photo leaves your library and goes to **Collections › Utilities › Hidden**, which opens with Touch ID or your passcode. By version ## Hiding on each iPadOS your iPad mini (6th gen) runs Check yours in Settings › General › About. iPadOS 26 is the newest version this guide covers. iPadOS 26: **Tap:** Photos › Collections › Utilities › Hidden Hide with ••• › Hide. Hidden locks with Touch ID. Show Hidden Album is in Settings › Apps › Photos. Require Touch ID can lock Photos. iPadOS 18: **Tap:** Photos › Sidebar › Utilities › Hidden Hide with ••• › Hide. Hidden locks with Touch ID. Show Hidden Album is in Settings › Apps › Photos. Require Touch ID can lock Photos. iPadOS 17: **Tap:** Photos › Sidebar › Utilities › Hidden Hide with ••• › Hide. Hidden locks with Touch ID. Show Hidden Album is in Settings › Photos. No app lock. iPadOS 16: **Tap:** Photos › Sidebar › Utilities › Hidden Hide with ••• › Hide. Hidden locks with Touch ID. Hidden Album is in Settings › Photos. No app lock. iPadOS 15: **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 mini (6th gen) Guided Access keeps the iPad inside one app until someone enters its passcode. On iPad mini (6th gen) you start it from the **top 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 top button.** Open the app or photo you want to show, triple-click the **top button**, then tap **Start**. 3. **End it with your code.** Triple-click the top button again and enter the Guided Access passcode. Lock the Photos app too On iPadOS 26 you can also lock Photos itself: touch and hold its icon and tap **Require Touch ID**. Apple keeps that lock on this iPad only; it doesn't sync to your iPhone. 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 mini (6th gen)? Good. People usually do this next: - [Hide the album tooShow Hidden 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 mini (6th generation): questions ### How do I hide photos on iPad mini (6th generation)? Open the photo in Photos, tap the ••• button, then tap Hide and confirm. The photo leaves your library and moves to Hidden, under Utilities in Collections. On iPadOS 26 that album opens only with Touch ID or your passcode. ### Can my kids find hidden photos on my iPad mini (6th gen)? Only if they know your iPad passcode or have a fingerprint added in Touch ID. The Hidden album asks for Touch ID or the passcode first. For a child who uses the iPad daily, also start Guided Access with a top button triple-click so they stay inside one app. ### Can I lock the Photos app on iPad mini (6th generation)? Yes. Touch and hold the Photos icon, tap Require Touch ID and confirm. Photos then asks for Touch ID or your passcode each time it opens. The lock applies to this iPad only; Apple doesn't sync it to your iPhone or other devices. ### Does VaultForYou work on iPad mini (6th generation)? 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 mini (6th generation), 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 mini (6th generation) 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 Face ID, Touch ID or passcode. ## Same steps as iPad mini (6th gen) - [iPad (10th generation)2022 · iPadOS 26](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-10th-generation/) - [iPad (A16)2025 · iPadOS 26](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-a16/) - [iPad mini (A17 Pro)2024 · iPadOS 26](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-mini-a17-pro/) - [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/) ## Other iPad mini models - [iPad mini (5th generation)2019 · iPadOS 26](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-mini-5th-generation/) - [iPad mini 42015 · iPadOS 15](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-mini-4/) ## 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/) - [Lock the Photos appRequire Touch ID](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/lock-photos-app/)