iPhone Privacy Guides
Practical, honest walkthroughs for encrypting and protecting the photos, videos and documents on your iPhone — and for sharing them with other people and devices without leaving copies behind.
Protect & encrypt
Lock down the photos, videos and documents that live on your iPhone.
- 4 min read
How to Encrypt Photos and Videos on iPhone
Your iPhone is encrypted — but anyone who can unlock it can open Photos. Here is how to add a second, independent layer for the pictures that matter.
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How to Hide Private Photos on iPhone — Properly
The built-in options compared honestly, and the steps to make sure a hidden photo does not resurface in Recently Deleted, iCloud or a widget.
Read guide - 2 min read
How to Password Protect Files and Documents on iPhone
Scans of passports, bank statements and medical letters deserve more than a folder in Files. How to lock them away and still search them.
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How to Protect Your Photos if Someone Knows Your Passcode
Passcodes leak. A separate vault, a decoy PIN and break-in alerts keep private photos safe when someone else can unlock your phone.
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Share & transfer
Move private files to other people and other devices without leaving copies behind.
- 3 min read
How to Share Private Photos Securely from iPhone
Location data, AirDrop to Everyone and forgotten copies in Messages are how private photos escape. A safer way to share from iPhone.
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How to Transfer Private Photos from iPhone to a Computer Securely
No cloud, no cable drama: copy private photos to a Mac or PC over an encrypted Wi-Fi link or USB, then clean up after yourself.
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How to Move Private Photos to a New iPhone or iPad
A new iPhone should not mean starting your vault from scratch — or uploading private photos in the clear. How encrypted backup and restore work.
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Put These Guides Into Practice
SnapLockr encrypts your private photos, videos and documents with AES-256, and lets you share and transfer them without leaving copies behind.
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