Guides: hiding photos on iPhone, backup, recovery
Plain answers, no fluff.
Are hidden photos on iPhone backed up to iCloud? Yes. What it means
Photos in the Hidden album back up to iCloud like any other photo. What iCloud can read, what Advanced Data Protection changes, and when you want more.
How to hide photos on iPhone (and what each way protects)
Three ways to hide photos on an iPhone, from the built-in Hidden album to an encrypted vault, and what each one actually protects against.
How to hide videos on iPhone without losing them
Hiding videos is the same as hiding photos, except size matters: here is how to keep large videos private, playable and backed up.
Hidden album vs photo vault: what is the real difference?
The iPhone Hidden album and a photo vault app solve different problems. A plain comparison of what each protects and what it does not.
How to lock photos with a pattern instead of a password
Why a drawn pattern makes a good key for a photo vault, how long it should be, and what happens when you forget it.
What is an encrypted photo vault, in plain words
Encryption, keys, and what 'encrypted on your device' really means for a photo vault app.
A photo vault with iCloud backup, without giving Apple the photos
How encrypted backup to your own iCloud works, why it is free in Vaultpod, and what to check before you trust it.
The recovery phrase: what it is and why you must write it down
Ten random words that can open your vault on any phone. Where they come from, how to store them, and what happens without them.
Moving your photo vault to a new iPhone, step by step
Exactly how to move an encrypted vault to a new iPhone without losing a file: backup, test, restore, then delete.
What happens if you delete a photo vault app?
Deleting a vault app deletes the vault on that phone. Here is what survives, what does not, and the two things to check first.
What a good free photo vault looks like (and the catches to watch)
A checklist for choosing a free photo vault app: encryption, backup, export, ads, and what happens when a subscription ends.
The duress pattern: a panic button for your photo vault
What a duress pattern does, when it helps, and why the vaults come back afterwards.
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