Keep photos from the Photos slideshow thing

[Kay_Ess]

Hi!

I have this slideshow in the top right of the home screen of my iPhone and I like that but sometimes it shows inappropriate stuff or photos I really want to keep but don’t want to be reminded off.

How can I prevent certain photos from appearing in the slideshow?

Thanks!

 

[Bichon]

From the library view of all your photos, press the "Select" button in the upper right corner. Tap the inappropriate photos to select them, then press the three dots and pick "hide". The pictures will no longer show in the library, and will stored in a special hidden folder that must be unlocked (e.g. with face-id) to view.

I don't use the slideshow widget, but am pretty sure that putting them in the hidden folder will keep them from appearing.

 

[Kay_Ess]

From the library view of all your photos, press the "Select" button in the upper right corner. Tap the inappropriate photos to select them, then press the three dots and pick "hide". The pictures will no longer show in the library, and will stored in a special hidden folder that must be unlocked (e.g. with face-id) to view.

I don't use the slideshow widget, but am pretty sure that putting them in the hidden folder will keep them from appearing.

Thank you very much!

The slideshow widget is really cool. I see you have a pic of a dog. Sometimes my phone makes a slideshow of my cat and even puts his name on it and adds some music. I like that a lot but my cat has died and I also have some pictures of his dead body and if I see those in the slideshows it makes me very sad. I guess my iPhone thinks he’s sleeping in them. Anyway I put them in a hidden folder so I still have them but hopefully I don’t accidentally see them anymore now.

Thanks again!

 

[fatTribble]

Thank you very much!

The slideshow widget is really cool. I see you have a pic of a dog. Sometimes my phone makes a slideshow of my cat and even puts his name on it and adds some music. I like that a lot but my cat has died and I also have some pictures of his dead body and if I see those in the slideshows it makes me very sad. I guess my iPhone thinks he’s sleeping in them. Anyway I put them in a hidden folder so I still have them but hopefully I don’t accidentally see them anymore now.

Thanks again!

For similar reasons, I often create an Album of the photos I want in a slideshow. It gives you complete control over what you see. You can also create Memories in a similar way.

 

[Bichon]

Sorry to hear about your cat, Kay_Ess. I can understand why you wouldn't want to see those pictures in the slideshow!