# Journal: iPhone privacy guides

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

## Sharing

- [Wi-Fi QR Code for Guests: How to Make One Safely (2026)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/blog/wifi-qr-code-for-guests): Make a Wi-Fi QR code for guests in minutes. Use a guest network, understand what the code reveals, and keep photos of the printed card out of your camera roll.
- [Gmail Attachment Size Limit: Send Large Photos Privately (2026)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/blog/gmail-attachment-size-limit): Gmail attachments are capped at 25 MB. Shrink photos to fit, or send an encrypted VaultForYou link you can revoke, so you keep control once they are sent.
- [How to Remove Location From Photos on iPhone (2026)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/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.

## Guides

- [QR Code Guide: How to Make, Size and Scan One (2026)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/blog/qr-code-guide): Make a QR code that scans: pick the right size and error correction, keep the quiet zone clear, and store the QR images that hold private data in a vault.
- [How to Lock Photos on iPhone: 4 Ways That Actually Work (2026)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/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 Brighten a Dark Photo on iPhone Safely (2026)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/blog/brighten-dark-photo-iphone): Brighten a dark iPhone photo with the Light controls in Photos. Learn what brightening can and cannot recover, and keep the original in a vault while you edit.
- [How to Hide Photos on iPhone: Hidden Album Guide (2026)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/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/en-gb/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/en-gb/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.

## Safety

- [How to Find Out Where a Photo Was Taken (2026 Guide)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/blog/find-where-a-photo-was-taken): Find where a photo was taken by reading its GPS data. Learn why location goes missing, and how to keep location-tagged photos out of Photos with a vault.
- [Duress Password and Decoy Vaults on iPhone: How They Work](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/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.

## Comparisons

- [8 Best Photo Vault Apps for iPhone to Hide Photos (2026)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/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.

## Documents

- [Where to Store Passport and ID Scans on iPhone (Safely)](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/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.

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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