Sometimes a user needs to hide a photo on an iPhone or iPad from prying eyes. To do this, I know at least four methods, which differ in varying degrees of reliability and convenience.

Method 1. Funny

In iOS 8 standard program Photo now has the ability to hide photos. But the implementation makes me smile.

How to hide a photo in iOS 8?

In the Albums section, find the photo and hold your finger on it. A submenu appears with the “Hide” item. Click on it.

A message appears that the photo will be hidden from certain views, but will be visible in Albums.

Why and for whom did we hide? I won’t get into the heads of iOS programmers and designers, but I can assume that this was intended to be hidden for the convenience of showing pictures to other people. You sit like this in front of your relatives and leaf through a photo album...

In fact, the function seems useless. The pictures are included in special folder Hidden ones, from where they can be returned to “Albums” in exactly the same way.

Method 2. Fool proof

IN App Store There are many programs that are designed to hide photos, videos and other files.

How these programs work:

  • They keep the pictures to themselves. Some even have a built-in camera so that a private photo is immediately captured in the program.
  • Applications have password protection of varying degrees.
  • Some applications have a false password to fool people. When you enter it, other users see the “left” files.

But all these programs They don’t know one thing: to store pictures securely. It is very easy for someone else to extract photos from such applications:

a) connect to iTools (or analogues) and find the content.

b) Or even through iTunes in the Programs->Shared Files section.

Of course, you need access to an iPad or iPhone and possibly a computer. But what if this access is available? What if the task is to hide photos from relatives who sometimes use your tablet in the same way?

Method 3. The most reliable

Storing photos in programs that support encryption. The perfect way to hide photos.

What's the point?

  • files are stored inside the program
  • The application does not store photos in clear text, but encrypts them in a container (a specially encrypted file or files). This file can only be accessed from the application if you know the password.

What applications support this? There are many, but here are a few:

uPassword App Store link.

1Password– AES-256 encryption, designed for storing passwords. Review .

Both programs have the ability to store photos.

InPocket– AES-256 encryption, designed for secure document storage. And where you can store documents, you can also store pictures. Review

Explanation: AES-256 encryption is considered one of the most reliable. Used by banks, government organizations, etc.

Method 4. Storing pictures in the cloud

You can also hide pictures from prying eyes in cloud storage. Unfortunately, not all iOS apps support PIN protection.

Many standard applications do not meet the requirements modern users, even though Apple developers make them better with each new iOS version. And, it would seem, they do not particularly interfere, but they take up space on the desktop. In this article, we'll look at two ways to hide unused stock apps on iPhone.

In fact, there is no method that would suit all iPhone users. iOS functionality does not allow device owners to hide or delete standard applications, so various tricks must be used. There are currently two such tricks: in the first case, you will need iOS 7.1 or higher installed, and in the second, a jailbreak.

How to hide unused default apps on iPhone? Method 1

This method is suitable for iPhone (and iPad) owners with iOS 7.1 or higher installed. Why this version? Starting with iOS 7.1, a bug was discovered that allows you to hide any icons until the device is rebooted. Attention: after the “reboot” everything will return to its place.

Step 1: Collect all unused standard applications in one folder

Step 2. Go to one of the desktops of your iOS device and fill all the cells with application icons (the dock should also be filled), and also move the folder with unused applications to this screen

Step 3. Important! At this stage it is necessary to pay the most attention. Create a folder by moving one application to another and immediately, while the animation is running, transfer the folder with unused applications into it. As a result, you should have a new folder with two applications and a folder.

Step 4. Pull both applications back to the desktop, then drag out the folder - it will disappear and cease to be an eyesore

The method is much simpler than described. For clarity, we will publish a video shot by a user who found this small “hole” in iOS.

How to hide unused default apps on iPhone? Method 2

In order to hide icons of unused applications using the second method, you do not have to do any additional manipulations. All you need is a jailbreak and a HiddenApps tweak from Cydia (you can download it from the repository http://repo.idoodler.de).

After downloading the tweak, you will be asked not only to hide unnecessary application icons, but also to disable advertising banners, run iOS diagnostics, and enter the device into Field Test mode. HiddenApps does not need to be configured - everything works immediately after installation.

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Any iOS device has applications whose functionality remains controversial for the average user. Wallet, Reminders, Game Center, Podcasts, Tips, Compass, Watch– not everyone uses all this. But Apple is categorically against us interfering with the architecture of the iOS operating system and removing all this abundance of “vital necessary software" it is forbidden.

You can't delete it, but can be hidden out of sight. In any case, this option is preferable to creating separate folder"Trash".

In order to hide the icons of unused applications, you should do the following (we will hide the application Wallet):

  1. Tap on the icon you plan to hide and hold your finger until you go to Edit mode(shaking icons).
  2. Without releasing your finger, drag the icon onto any other, thus creating new folder. Release your finger while inside the folder.
  3. Tap the app you plan to hide again and drag it to an adjacent empty page inside the folder. Release your finger.
  4. Touch the icon again and for a split second drag it to the far right of the folder, going beyond its boundaries.
  5. After which, without letting go of your finger, immediately move the icon to the center of the folder and click Home key. The application will disappear without a trace, slipping into the upper left corner. Attention: When you press the Home key, do not release your finger holding the application in the center of the folder.

For removal hidden application just go to Settings – General – Storage and iCloud – Manage(in the Storage category) and, having opened the required application, click on Remove a program.

Note: To launch hidden applications, use Spotlight search (swipe down from the center of the Springboard screen). To return everything to its place and see the “missing” applications again, just reboot iOS device.

    In today's article we will learn hide apps And put a folder inside a folder(tautology is inevitable:). No jailbreak required.

    Each new version The iOS mobile operating system makes user interaction with a smartphone more practical and convenient. But if the final release was perfect and did not include bugs or shortcomings, life would be boring and uninteresting. All users iOS platforms are divided into the following categories: those who are satisfied with the standard set of functionality and those who are ready to fight justice to the last, installing all kinds of . There is another category - users looking for bugs and holes in order to improve the functionality of the device. Let's discuss these.

    Hiding applications

    Using third-party tweaks on a jailbroken device, you can hide the icons of applications that you want to hide from prying eyes. He who seeks always finds. Without complex manipulations, but only armed with a good reaction, you can hide any icon.

      1. Go to the main (first) page Springboard.
      2. Fill the window to capacity: depending on the device - 20 or 24 application icons.
      3. The application you are going to hide must be located on any another page Springboard.
      4. Press and hold your finger on the application icon (as when deleting). Without releasing your finger, move the icon to first page Springboard.
      5. Without releasing the icon, point it at any application ( attention!– not a folder).
      6. Continue holding your finger. The newly created folder will open. Do not release the icon, but display it beyond the gray background of the folder into the dock area(bottom panel with handset, mail and browser).
      7. Once the application returns from the folder (the one you hovered over with the original icon), release your finger from the Dock area. The icon will disappear.

    You can find the icon only by searching from .

    In order for hidden icons to reappear on the Springboard, just restart the device. But only you know about this :)

    Folder within a folder

    Familiar folders in mobile operating system iOS wasn't always there. Up to iOS 4 iPhone and iPod owners were forced to place dozens of icons on 5-6 pages of Springboard.

    The number of applications in the App Store is growing exponentially. Users with more than 200 apps on their devices find that even folders don't solve the clutter and difficulty of finding the app they want. By default, iOS does not provide folder-within-folder attachments, but it all depends solely on your reaction:

    To carry out the operation of embedding a folder into a folder, we need two applications and a previously created folder.

      1. Tap and hold the app with your finger (as if you were deleting).
      2. Once the icon has increased in size and you can move it, point it to another application icon.
      3. When the folder creation starts, release the moving icon and tap and hold on the required folder. Don't let go of your finger.
      4. You can move the captured folder to the newly created one.

    The peculiarity of such a move is the following: the folder nested inside is not visible until the directory is opened. By experimenting with folders, you can achieve something like this effect.

    This bug (or a hidden feature that Apple is silent about) works on all iOS versions 7.0 and up to 8.1.3 .

    To hide photos from your camera roll, select the ones you want and select “Hide.” They won't appear in photo albums, recommendations, or other Photos sections. But you can access them without a password through the “Hidden” menu.

    That's a pretty good way to block access to “special” photos, isn't it?

    We have selected 5 applications that will contain pictures and They won't let you view them without a password.. If you need it, take it.

    Private Photo Vault - protect your photos with a password

    A good application that will give you the opportunity to hide your personal photos from prying eyes.

    The developers emphasize that it was chosen by more than 5 million users from different parts of the world. But I seriously doubt that many people are looking at the ugly icon of this program.

    Despite the program's logo, which remains in the days of skeuomorphism, it has enough fresh interface in a minimalist style.

    If the device falls into the wrong hands and someone enters the wrong password for the program, it will show them stock photos.

    This is a great way to deceive a curious user. He will never know what is really hidden, if he doesn't have a password.

    Lock Secret Photo Album Vault - protect your photos with a graphic key

    Another application that will help you hide your photos using a password.

    It differs from analogues appearance and opportunity use pattern key.

    All you have to do is open the program, make a special gesture, and it will immediately show the hidden pictures.

    And also in the application there is special private browser, which will make it possible to save photos with a password directly from the Internet.


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