# Hide the photos, then hide the Hidden album

> Hide photos on iPhone, then turn off Show Hidden Album in Settings › Apps › Photos so the album disappears too. Steps, limits and who it keeps out.

Source: https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/hide-the-hidden-album/ · Updated 2026-11-01 · By VaultForYou

![Hide the Hidden album shown on an iPhone screen](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/img/methods--hide-the-hidden-album.png)

- Level 2 of 4
- Built into iPhone
- Videos too

Hides your photos first, then removes the Hidden album itself from Utilities in Photos.

- **Time:** 15 sec
- **Needs:** iOS 14+
- **Steps:** 3
- **Undo:** Yes

**Quick answer:** Hides your photos first, then removes the Hidden album itself from Utilities in Photos. Anyone in Settings can switch the album back on, then open it with your passcode.

3 steps

## How to: hide the hidden album

1. **Open the photo.** Open **Photos** and tap the photo or video you want to hide.
2. **Open Settings › Apps › Photos.** Open **Settings**, tap **Apps**, then tap **Photos**.
3. **Turn off Show Hidden Album.** Switch **Show Hidden Album** off. The album disappears from Utilities; the photos stay hidden.

Who it keeps out

## Who this keeps out, and who it doesn't

- **A quick look**Kept out
- **Phone handed over**Kept out
- **Knows your passcode**Can still see
- **Shares your Apple Account**Can still see
- **Makes you unlock**Can still see

Level 2Hide the Hidden album

1. Hide button

2. Hide the album

3. Own password

4. Vault

What this does not do

- Anyone in Settings can switch the album back on, then open it with your passcode.

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Did that hide your photos?

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Questions

## Hide the Hidden album: questions

### Who does hide the hidden album keep out?

It keeps out someone scrolling your library or swiping past the photo you showed them, someone you hand your unlocked iPhone to. It does not keep out someone who knows your iPhone passcode, someone signed in to your Apple Account on another device, someone who pressures you to open your photos.

### Does hide the hidden album work with videos?

Yes. Videos work the same way as photos with this method. They stay together with your hidden photos.

### Which iOS version do I need for hide the hidden album?

iOS 14 or later. Every iPhone covered on this site can use it. Check your version in Settings › General › About.

### How do I undo hide the hidden album?

Turn Show Hidden Album back on in Settings › Apps › Photos, then unhide photos from the album as usual.

## Other methods

- [Hide buttonTap ••• › Hide](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/hide-button/)
- [Locked noteNotes › ••• › Lock](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/locked-note/)
- [Lock the Photos appRequire Face ID](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/lock-photos-app/)
- [Vault app (VaultForYou)Pattern lock](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/vault-app/)

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- [Parents](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/parents/)
- [A partner or ex](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/partner/)
- [Kids](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/kids/)
- [Friends borrowing your phone](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/friends/)
- [Coworkers and screen sharing](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/coworkers/)
- [Someone who knows your passcode](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/someone-who-knows-your-passcode/)