Guides
Photo privacy guides for iPhone
Honest, practical guides to private photos on iPhone, with Apple’s built-in tools and with a photo vault.
- How to hide photos on iPhoneTwo ways to hide photos on iPhone: Apple’s built-in Hidden album and a separate encrypted photo vault. What each one protects, step by step.
- Is the iPhone Hidden album secure?How secure is the Hidden album on iPhone? What Face ID locking covers, who can still open it, how iCloud Photos is involved and when a vault app helps.
- A photo vault without cloud or subscriptionLooking for a private photo vault without cloud upload or subscription? How a local, one-time-purchase vault works on iPhone, including its trade-offs.
- How to remove location data from photos on iPhonePhotos on iPhone can carry your exact location. How to share without it, remove it from existing photos, stop saving it, and keep clean copies in a vault.
- Moving your photo vault to a new iPhoneSwitching iPhones? How to move your private photo vault safely: create an encrypted PureVault transfer, keep the transfer code and import it on the new device.
- How to lock photos on iPhoneFour ways to lock photos on iPhone: the Hidden album, locked notes, Face ID for whole apps and a photo vault with its own passcode – and what each protects.
- How to delete photos permanently on iPhoneDeleted photos on iPhone aren’t gone right away. Where copies remain – Recently Deleted, iCloud Photos, chats, shared albums – and how to remove them for good.
- 8 things to check before choosing a photo vault appChoosing a private photo vault app for iPhone? Eight questions to check first: storage, encryption, own passcode, account, pricing, export and originals.
- iCloud Photos encryption explainedHow iCloud Photos encryption works: Standard Data Protection vs. Advanced Data Protection, who holds the keys, and when a local vault adds a layer.
- How to share photos safely from your iPhoneWhat travels with a photo when you share it from iPhone: location, camera data, date and more. How to strip metadata and share only what you intend.
- What is AES-GCM encryption?AES-GCM is the encryption standard behind iMessage, iCloud and many security apps. What it does, why it matters for your photos, and how PureVault uses it.
- Preparing your iPhone for sale: are your private photos really gone?Selling or giving away your iPhone? How to make sure private photos, vault data and personal files are truly removed before the device leaves your hands.
- Local photo storage vs. cloud: the privacy trade-offsShould you store private photos locally or in the cloud? An honest comparison of privacy, convenience, risk and control for iPhone users.
- iPhone photo privacy settings: a complete walkthroughEvery privacy-relevant photo setting on your iPhone in one guide: location, sharing, iCloud, app access, metadata, Hidden album, and what each one controls.
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