# How to hide photos on iPad Pro (10.5-inch)

> Hide photos on iPad Pro (10.5-inch): open the photo, tap ••• › Hide. Hidden locks with Touch ID. 3 built-in ways, ranked by who uses the iPad.

Source: https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-pro-10-5-inch/ · Updated 2026-11-01 · By VaultForYou

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- Hidden locks with Touch ID
- 3 of 5 methods
- Home button

iPad Pro (10.5-inch) (2017) unlocks with **Touch ID in the Home button** and runs up to **iPadOS 17**. 3 of the 5 hiding methods on this site work on it.

- **Methods:** 3/5
- **Newest iPadOS:** 17
- **Unlock:** Touch ID
- **Released:** 2017

**Quick answer:** To hide photos on iPad Pro (10.5-inch), open the photo in **Photos**, tap **••• › Hide** and confirm. It moves to **Photos › Sidebar › 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 Pro (10.5-inch)
- **Unlock:** Touch ID in the Home button
- **iPadOS here:** iPadOS 14–17
- **Hide button:** ••• › Hide
- **Hidden album:** Sidebar › Utilities
- **Guided Access:** Triple-click the Home button

Ranked for this iPad

## Who are you hiding photos from on iPad Pro 10.5-inch?

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 17. VaultForYou is left out because it has no iPad version.**

| Hiding from | Best on iPad Pro 10.5-inch | 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 |

3 ways

## Hiding methods on iPad Pro (10.5-inch)

- **Hide button**Tap ••• › 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 Pro (10.5-inch)

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 **Sidebar › Utilities › Hidden**, which opens with Touch ID or your passcode.

By version

## Hiding on each iPadOS your iPad Pro 10.5-inch runs

Check yours in Settings › General › About. iPad Pro (10.5-inch) can't update past iPadOS 17.

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.

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 Pro 10.5-inch

Guided Access keeps the iPad inside one app until someone enters its passcode. On iPad Pro 10.5-inch 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 Pro (10.5-inch) stops at iPadOS 17, so it can't lock apps. Guided Access is the built-in way to keep a borrower inside one app.

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 Pro 10.5-inch?

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 Pro (10.5-inch): questions

### How do I hide photos on iPad Pro (10.5-inch)?

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 the Photos sidebar. On iPadOS 17 that album opens only with Touch ID or your passcode.

### Can my kids find hidden photos on my iPad Pro 10.5-inch?

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 Home button triple-click so they stay inside one app.

### Can I lock the Photos app on iPad Pro (10.5-inch)?

No. Locking apps arrived in iPadOS 18, and iPad Pro (10.5-inch) stops at iPadOS 17. Use the Hidden album, which locks on this version, 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 Pro (10.5-inch)?

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 Pro (10.5-inch), 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 Pro (10.5-inch) 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 Pro 10.5-inch

- [iPad (6th generation)2018 · iPadOS 17](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-6th-generation/)
- [iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)2017 · iPadOS 17](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-pro-12-9-inch-2nd-generation/)

## Other iPad Pro models

- [iPad Pro (9.7-inch)2016 · iPadOS 16](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-pro-9-7-inch/)
- [iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)2018 · iPadOS 26](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-pro-11-inch-1st-generation/)
- [iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)2018 · iPadOS 26](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-pro-12-9-inch-3rd-generation/)
- [iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)2015 · iPadOS 16](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/ipad/ipad-pro-12-9-inch-1st-generation/)

## 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/)