--- title: "How to Hide Camera on iPhone: 3 Ways (iOS 27)" description: "Camera can't go in the iPhone Hidden folder. Here are the ways that work: remove it from the Home Screen, hide it from search or block it in Screen Time." url: https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/camera lang: en-gb published: 2026-10-31 updated: 2026-10-31 author: "VaultForYou Editorial Team" publisher: VaultForYou --- # How to hide Camera on iPhone > Camera is built into iPhone, so it can't be hidden like an App Store app. These are the ways that work instead. Published 2026-10-31 - Updated 2026-10-31 - By VaultForYou Editorial Team - Checked against iOS 27 - 31 Oct 2026 ## Quick answer Camera comes with iPhone, so Apple won't let you put it in the Hidden folder. Instead, touch and hold it, tap Remove App, then Remove from Home Screen. It stays in App Library and search. Screen Time can block it completely. - **Fastest way:** Remove from Home Screen; it stays in App Library. - **Can it be hidden?:** No. Apple only lets you hide App Store apps. - **Own privacy setting:** None beyond iOS. - **Still visible in:** Screen Time, Battery and your App Store purchases. - **iOS version:** Any recent iOS - **Time needed:** About 10 seconds - **Difficulty:** Easy - **Needs an app?:** No - **Reversible?:** Yes - **Changes backups?:** No Camera is built into iPhone, so it can't be hidden like an App Store app. Below are 3 ways, fastest first, and the places Camera still shows up afterwards. We checked the iOS steps against Apple's iOS 27 documentation and Camera's settings against Apple's official help pages in October 2026. ## Method 1: Take Camera off your Home Screen Apple's Hidden folder only takes apps from the App Store, so Camera can't go in it. The next best thing is to take it off your Home Screen. 1. **Remove from the Home Screen** Touch and hold Camera, tap Remove App, then tap Remove from Home Screen. The app stays installed in App Library. Camera stays installed and keeps working from App Library. It still shows up when someone searches for it. ## Other ways to hide Camera - **Remove it from the Home Screen.** Touch and hold Camera, tap **Remove App**, then **Remove from Home Screen**. It moves to App Library and still shows in search. - **Keep it out of Siri and search.** Go to **Settings -> Siri -> Excluded Apps**, tap **Add Apps** and select Camera. Apple says excluded apps aren't available to Siri, Search or suggestions. - **Hide its notification previews.** Go to **Settings -> Notifications -> Camera -> Show Previews** and choose **Never** or **When Unlocked**. - **Block it with Screen Time.** Apple names Camera as a built-in feature you can allow or block here. iOS 26: Content & Privacy Restrictions -> Allowed Apps & Features, then turn off the app (it's hidden from the Home Screen until turned back on). ## Does hiding Camera hide its notifications, Siri suggestions, Spotlight and backups? | Where | Locked with Face ID | Removed from Home Screen | |---|---|---| | Notification previews | Not available | Still shown | | Siri suggestions | Not available | Still shown | | Spotlight search | Not available | Still shown | | iCloud backup | Unchanged | Unchanged | Apple says information inside a locked or hidden app doesn't appear in places like notification previews, search and Siri suggestions. Hiding never changes what your iPhone backs up. ## Hide Camera on iPad The same Require Face ID menu works on iPad with iPadOS 18 or later. Hiding doesn't sync through iCloud, so hide Camera separately on each device. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you hide Camera on iPhone? Not in the Hidden folder. Camera comes with iPhone, and Apple only lets you hide App Store apps. You can remove it from your Home Screen so it lives only in App Library. ### Where does Camera go when you remove it from the Home Screen? It moves to App Library, the last page after your Home Screens. Camera stays installed and keeps all its data. You can also still find it by swiping down on the Home Screen and searching for its name. Drag it back to a Home Screen page any time. ### Does hiding Camera delete it or its data? No. Hiding or removing Camera from the Home Screen doesn't delete the app or anything in it. Only Delete App removes it from your iPhone. Data that Camera syncs through iCloud stays in iCloud either way. ### Can someone tell that I hid Camera? Possibly. The Hidden folder itself is visible at the bottom of App Library, though it needs Face ID or your passcode to open. Camera can also still appear in Screen Time, the Battery list and your App Store purchase history. Anyone who knows your passcode can open everything. ### Does hiding Camera on iPhone hide it on my iPad? No. Apple says hidden and locked apps don't sync through iCloud, so the setting only applies to the iPhone where you set it. If you use Camera on an iPad, hide it there too with the same Require Face ID menu. ## Bottom line Camera can't be hidden, but it can be taken off your Home Screen. ## Sources - [Apple Support: Lock or hide an app on iPhone](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/lock-or-hide-an-app-iph00f208d05/ios) - [Apple Support: Lock or hide apps on your iPhone (Personal Safety User Guide)](https://support.apple.com/guide/personal-safety/ipsd0be4c185/web) - [Apple Support: Change Siri settings on iPhone](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/change-siri-settings-iphc28624b81abc/ios) - [Apple Support: Change notification settings on iPhone](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/change-notification-settings-iph7c3d96bab/ios) - [Apple Support: Lock or hide an app on iPad](https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/lock-or-hide-an-app-ipad4026f2de/ipados) - [Apple Support: Lock or hide an app on iPhone (iOS 26)](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/iph00f208d05/26.0/ios/26.0) - [Apple Support: Block features or content with Screen Time on iPhone](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/block-features-or-content-with-screen-time-iph3ff83f3b1/ios) - [Apple Support: Block apps, app downloads, websites, and purchases on iPhone (iOS 26)](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/iph3ff83f3b1/26.0/ios/26.0) - [Apple Support: iPhone camera basics](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/camera-basics-iph263472f78/ios) ## More Camera privacy guides - [How to lock Camera on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/lock-apps/camera) - [How to block Camera on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/block-apps/camera) - [Camera privacy on iPhone: every setting](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/apps/camera) ## Hide apps for other apps - [How to hide Photos on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/photos) - [How to hide Safari on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/safari) - [How to hide Notes on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/notes) - [How to hide Files on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/files) - [How to hide FaceTime on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/facetime) - [How to hide Health on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/health) - [All hide-app guides](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps) --- Our guides are written and fact-checked by the VaultForYou team against Apple's own documentation. 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