Just like you can tuck away your private photos in Google Photos Locked Folders, the iPhone allows you to do the same thing. Want to learn how to hide and unhide photos on your iPhone and iPad?
We all have photos on our phones that we’d like to keep private. It could be an embarrassing photo of a friend, a throwback picture, or a personal photo you’d like to keep away from the public eye.
Worry not, the hidden photos will usually safely stay in the hidden ulbum after you hide them, and in some situations they will go to iCloud.
This article shows you how to hide and unhide photos on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac in a few simple steps. Let’s dive in.
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Part 1: Hide and Unhide Photos on iPhone and iPad
You can easily hide and unhide photos on your iPhone and iPad using the Photos app.
Hide Photos on iPhone and iPad
Follow these simple steps to hide photos on your iPhone/iPad:
- Open the Photos app on your iPad/iPhone
- Tap on the image or video that you want to hide. If you want to hide multiple images, click on Select and mark the images you want to hide. You can also drag your finger across the images if they are next to each other. When you select an image, you’ll see a blue checkmark below the image.
- Tap the More icon (the three dots inside a circle) at the bottom of the screen and select Hide from the list of options.
- You’ll see a prompt informing you that the chosen photo(s) will be moved to the hidden album. Confirm the prompt to hide the photo(s).
Unhide Photos on iPhone and iPad
When you hide photos on your iPhone, these photos will no longer be in your image library, moments, years, or collection. Maybe you hid a photo and you’d like to access it in your moments or have it in your image library again, how can you unhide photos on your iPhone and iPad?
Follow these simple steps to unhide photos on your iPhone/iPad:
- Open your Photos app and select the Hidden Album under Utilities.
- Select the photo(s) you want to unhide and tap the More button (the three dots in a circle) at the top of the screen.
- Tap Unhide from the options, and the photo(s) will return to your image library.
Part 2: Hide and Unhide Photos on Mac
You can also hide and unhide photos easily on Mac.
Hide Photos on Mac
Follow these simple steps to hide images on your Mac:
- Open the Photos app on your Mac and select the image(s) you want to hide.
- Press the Command + L buttons on your keyboard to hide a photo in your image library or Right-Click and select Hide Photo from the list of options.
- To find hidden images on Mac, go to Photos and click View from the Menu bar. Then select Show Hidden Photo Album.
Unhide Photos on Mac
Maybe you hid the wrong photo or you’d like to have a hidden image back in your library, so follow these steps to unhide photos on your Mac:
- Open the Photos app on your Mac and select View on the top left of the screen.
- From the list of options, select Show Hidden Photo Album and enter your Apple ID Password to view the hidden library.
- Select the image(s) you wish to unhide in the Album.
- If it’s a single photo, you can right-click on the image and select Unhide Photo from the pop-up menu. For multiple images, Left-Click and drag to select the images, Right-Click, and select Unhide Photos.
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Follow these simple steps to back up and restore photos with MobileTrans:
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- Connect your device to the PC using a USB cable and launch MobileTrans.
- Select the Backup and Restore option from the MobileTrans dashboard and pick Phone Backup and Restore.
- Choose the photos you want to back up and click Start to complete the process.
- Once your photos are backed up on the PC, you can easily view them and restore them to your devices.
Final Verdict
It’s super easy to hide and unhide images on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. All you need to do is follow the steps highlighted in this article and you are good to go. If you wish to unhide the photos, go to the hidden album, select the image(s) you wish to unhide and select unhide photos. It’s really that simple.
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