IOS 16 will be available to all iPhone users (iPhone 8 and later) beginning this fall. The Camera app will even allow you to send photos directly to the shared photo roll (a switch UI will let you disable that for each photo taken as you take a personal snap). Starting in iOS 16, users will be able to make a family library with up to five other people to automatically share photos with each other. Something that was highlighted was the addition of shared iCloud photo libraries for families. This feature was not announced as part of the main WWDC keynote. By default, these albums will require Face ID, Touch ID, or your iPhone’s passcode in order to gain access. It didnt make much sense to me that any knowledgeable iOS user could just navigate to the folder and access the photos. I didnt bother using the hidden photos folder a lot till now. The Photos app itself will automatically lock the Hidden album and the Recently Deleted album. Favorite iOS 16 Feature: Lock Hidden Photos Folder. With iOS 16, you will no longer need a separate app.
Competing manufacturers like Samsung ship Secret Folder apps as stock apps, specifically to address this need.Īpple has finally closed the feature gap with iOS 16. But prying eyes could just tap on it to reveal them.Īn entire ecosystem of third-party ‘secret folder’ apps have cropped up in the meantime to address this shortcoming, allowing secure photos to be protected by Face ID or Touch ID. In previous versions of iOS, marking a photo as Hidden merely removed it from the main camera roll, and put it in a separate bucket available in the albums list. It’s free to use, but pay $2 a month and you’ll get extra options such as custom icons and a one-touch album lock button.Catching up to feature request from at least five years ago, the Photos app will finally let you lock your Hidden photos album with your passcode or biometrics. Safe Lock for iOS is one of the best options for photos and videos on Apple devices-it works smoothly with the Apple Photos app and creates a dummy photo gallery to hide your secret one. Plenty of other apps offer similar functionality, protecting selected files from prying eyes with an extra code or biometric layer of security. No one will be able to get into this digital lockbox (which shows up as a separate app) without the PIN code or whatever other protection you’ve applied. You can also choose Add from inside the secure folder and transfer files that way. Choose the files you want to move, touch the dots again, and select Move to Secure Folder. Hit the More menu (three dots), followed by edit. For other types of files, open My Files, then Documents. To move a photo to your secure folder, select it in the Samsung gallery, then tap the More menu (three dots) and Move to Secure Folder.
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