How to Hide Pictures in the Photos App on iPhone and iPad

Before I hand my phone to someone else to look at, I create an album specifically of the photos I want them to see and nothing else. That way they can swipe all they want without hitting anything unwanted. If they start backing out the album and searching other stuff, (few are quite that actively nosey) then I take the phone back.
 
The people working on the Photos app really ought to go back and look at how iPhoto handled hidden photos. It was far superior (and there was even still room for improvements for things like adding a password to unlock hidden photos). Having a "hidden" album that's clearly visible and labeled totally defeats the purpose and is evidence that Apple has some real knuckleheads working on the Photos app. The way Photos handles hidden pics (along with the harsh white background UI and the removal of "events" with photo imports) was one of my biggest gripes when the company forced the user base to migrate from iPhoto to Photos. At least now with dark mode in Mojave, one of those three gripes has now been alleviated.
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iZac said:
Before I hand my phone to someone else to look at, I create an album specifically of the photos I want them to see and nothing else. That way they can swipe all they want without hitting anything unwanted. If they start backing out the album and searching other stuff, (few are quite that actively nosey) then I take the phone back.
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All this extra work you have to do is proof that the options and setting in Photos are not good enough to provide a great user experience for customers. If the app was created with a better way for you to be able to actually hide certain photos, then you wouldn't have to figure out and put time into your own work around.
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nicho said:
In case you didn't know... you could take photos within the notes app, and password protect that/those notes. Although I guess in this case, that'd involve not using touch ID/Face ID to unlock notes, so it may/may not work for you.
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It's a shame that you have figured out a way to outsmart bad software design. This reminds me of the days when I was using a PC and had to "trick" windows/Microsoft software into doing what I wanted it to. Which was why when I stated using a Mac, it was like a breath of fresh air. I didn't have to outsmart any failings to accomplish what I wanted to do. And sadly, over recent years I find myself more and more frequently having to outsmart the software deficiencies on Apple products. Tim Cook's Apple < Steve Jobs's Apple.
 
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Ronald Schoedel said:
Exactly. It’s a similar concept to having a stack of bills front and center on my desk, or setting them off to the side underneath a pile of other stuff. They’re still there, and I still know where to find them, but I don’t have to stare at them.
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No, its more like moving the cash from your desk, to a unlocked box named "Cash" on your desk(if everyone else also had a box named cash on their desk for the same purpose).

If you ever get into someones phone, go straight for the hidden folder, that's where the good stuff will be.
 
Maybe I’m missing something, but if I hide any photo which resides in my “Photos” tab it is also hidden from the associated “Album” where I also placed it. I could really use the feature to hide various photos from the main Photo area, and allow them to be viewed in the specific Album(s) you moved them to. Otherwise the “hidden” feature is useless to me. Hopefully there is some setting I missed
 
This is actually not dumb like all of you say.

I’m the only one that uses my phone but a lot of people use my computer. The point of this is so that the photos don’t end up in your photo library that is accessible on your other devices that may not be as private as your phone is.

Yes, I think Apple should allow folders to be Touch/FaceID protected, but that’s not what this feature is for.
 
They need to rethink the "Hidden" feature over. Perhaps allow us to secure it via FaceID and or password/passcode would be nice for starters.
 
Hopefully it at least hides them from the 'photos' screensaver, like on your Apple TV. That was my biggest gripe. Well, that and not having a ^%$#@ password protected folder....
 
jimmirehman said:
I’m the only one that uses my phone but a lot of people use my computer. The point of this is so that the photos don’t end up in your photo library that is accessible on your other devices that may not be as private as your phone is.
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Not so. If you use icloud, they're still in your photo library. And they're equally accessible - via the same hidden folder - on your computer's Photos.app.
 
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