# Journal: iPhone privacy guides

> Practical guides to keeping your photos, videos and documents private on iPhone.

## Guides

- [How to Lock Photos on iPhone: 4 Ways That Actually Work (2026)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/blog/lock-photos-on-iphone): Lock photos on iPhone with the Hidden album, a Face ID lock on the Photos app, a locked note or an encrypted vault, and see who can still open each one.
- [How to Hide Photos on iPhone: Hidden Album Guide (2026)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/blog/hide-photos-on-iphone): Hide photos on iPhone in seconds, find your hidden photos in the Hidden album, and see who can still open them, what syncs to iCloud and when a vault is better.
- [How to Lock a Folder on iPhone (Secure Folder Alternatives)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/blog/lock-folder-on-iphone): iPhone can't lock a folder or match Samsung's Secure Folder. Here are 5 workarounds, from locked Notes and Face ID app lock to vaults, ranked by protection.
- [Turn Off iCloud Photos Syncing Without Deleting (2026)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/blog/stop-icloud-photos-syncing): Turn off iCloud Photos syncing on your iPhone, iPad or Mac without losing pictures: which device to switch off, which option to pick and what stays in iCloud.

## Comparisons

- [8 Best Photo Vault Apps for iPhone to Hide Photos (2026)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/blog/best-photo-vault-apps-iphone): We compared 8 photo vault apps that hide photos on iPhone on unlock method, decoy vaults, backup and account needs, plus what to check before you trust one.

## Safety

- [Duress Password and Decoy Vaults on iPhone: How They Work](https://www.vaultforyou.app/blog/decoy-vault-iphone): A duress password is a second code that opens a decoy instead of your real data. Here's how it works, whether iPhone has one built in, and where it falls short.

## Documents

- [Where to Store Passport and ID Scans on iPhone (Safely)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/blog/store-passport-id-scans-iphone): Don't leave passport and ID scans in your camera roll. Compare Photos, Hidden album, Notes, Files, Apple Wallet and a vault, then follow a 5-step safe setup.

## Sharing

- [How to Remove Location From Photos on iPhone (2026)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/blog/remove-location-from-photos-iphone): Remove location from photos on iPhone in a few taps: turn off Location in the share sheet, strip it from a photo with Adjust Location and stop Camera saving it.

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Our guides are written and fact-checked by the VaultForYou team against Apple's own documentation. We make VaultForYou, a private vault app for iPhone. Download on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/vaultforyou/id0000000000