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APPLE has added a security feature that allows you to hide your pictures and videos.

The hidden tricks are that users can create a hidden album, lock the album with biometrics or a passcode, and then hide the album.

The hidden album feature allows users to protect their content with their biometrics or passcode, according to ios.gadgethacks.com.

Apple introduced this feature with iOS 10 but it has received upgrades in iOS 14 and iOS 16.

Create the album

Users can create the album by selecting an image on their camera roll and hitting the three dots in the top right corner.

Users should then select “Hide” on the drop-down menu and then select “Hide Photo”.

To hide multiple pictures at once users can go to a grid view of the camera roll.

After, you can hit the “Select” button in the top right corner and select whichever images you want.

Then you can hit the three dots in the top right corner again, and select “Hide” and then “Hide Photos.”

Lock the album

IPhone users with iOS 16 and higher can lock their hidden folders with biometrics.

To enable biometrics on your phone, go to settings and scroll down to “Photos.”

Select “Photos” then and switch the “Use Face ID” toggle on.

This will ensure that anyone borrowing or using your phone cannot access these photos without your permission.

Hide the album

The final trick is to hide the album and keep it out of sight on your phone screen.

Users should go to settings and scroll down to “Photos.”

You can then switch off the “Show Hidden Album” toggle which will remove the hidden album from your camera roll.

This feature does not delete any images or content.

To retrieve the hidden folder, go back to “Photos” in settings and switch the “Show Hidden Album” toggle back on.

The hidden album will be visible at the end of the albums tab in your camera roll.

This feature is only available to iPhone users with iOS 14 and above.