--- title: "How to Hide Photos in Facebook on iPhone: 3 Ways" description: "Hide photos in Facebook on iPhone: set an album to Only me and how to keep Facebook pictures out of your camera roll. Checked on iOS 27." url: https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos/facebook lang: en-gb published: 2026-10-31 updated: 2026-10-31 author: "VaultForYou Editorial Team" publisher: VaultForYou --- # How to hide photos in Facebook on iPhone > Facebook can hide photos inside the app. Photos you saved from it are a separate problem. Published 2026-10-31 - Updated 2026-10-31 - By VaultForYou Editorial Team - Checked against iOS 27 - 31 Oct 2026 ## Quick answer The album's owner can change its audience in the album's edit settings. The album's setting also controls the privacy of the photos posted in it. Photos you already saved from Facebook sit in your camera roll, so hide or move those separately. - **Fastest way:** Set an album to Only me. - **Saved copies:** Hide them in Photos, or move them to a vault. - **Encrypted?:** Hidden album: no. A vault: yes. - **iCloud:** Hidden-album photos still sync with iCloud Photos. - **iOS version:** Any recent iOS - **Time needed:** About 1 minute - **Difficulty:** Easy - **Needs an app?:** No (vault optional) - **Reversible?:** Yes - **Shows in backup?:** Yes, unless moved to a vault Facebook can hide photos inside the app, but copies you saved to your camera roll are a separate problem. Below: 3 ways to deal with both. We checked the iOS steps against Apple's iOS 27 documentation and Facebook's settings against its official help pages in October 2026. ## Method 1: Facebook's own options ### Set an album to Only me The album's owner can change its audience in the album's edit settings. The album's setting also controls the privacy of the photos posted in it. ## Method 2: Hide Facebook photos already in your camera roll Pictures you saved from Facebook are ordinary photos in the Photos app. Hide them there: 1. **Open Photos** Find the Facebook photos you saved. 2. **Select them** Touch and hold a photo, or tap Select and choose several. 3. **Hide** Tap Hide (in the More menu when several are selected) and confirm. Hidden photos move to **Collections -> Utilities -> Hidden**, which opens with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. **What this does not do:** the Hidden album isn't separately encrypted, and it syncs with iCloud Photos. ## Method 3: Move them into a vault A vault takes photos out of the Photos library altogether, so they don't show in Photos, search or widgets. Move them in, then delete the originals from Photos and empty Recently Deleted. > **Lock this in VaultForYou.** Keep Facebook photos in an encrypted vault that opens only with a pattern you draw. [Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/vaultforyou/id0000000000) ## Who can see photos you hide this way? | Method | Someone who knows your passcode | Your other Apple devices | Photos search and widgets | |---|---|---|---| | Set an album to Only me | Usually yes, inside the app | Depends on the app | Not affected | | Hidden album | Yes | Yes, with iCloud Photos on | Hidden | | VaultForYou vault | No, it needs your pattern | Only with encrypted backup on | Not shown | ## Lock Facebook too Hidden photos are only as private as the app. Lock Facebook with **Require Face ID**: see [all Facebook's privacy settings](/en-gb/apps/facebook). ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you hide photos in Facebook? Yes. Facebook has set an album to Only me. The album's owner can change its audience in the album's edit settings. These options only work inside Facebook; photos you saved to your camera roll need hiding separately. ### Do Facebook photos save to my camera roll? Only photos you save, or that Facebook saves automatically if that setting is on. Check Facebook's settings for a save or media visibility option. Anything already saved is a normal photo in the Photos app. ### Where do hidden photos go on iPhone? Photos you hide in the Photos app go to the Hidden album under Collections -> Utilities -> Hidden. It opens with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. Photos you hide inside Facebook stay inside Facebook. ### Can someone find my hidden Facebook photos? Anyone who can unlock your iPhone and open Facebook can usually reach them. Hidden-album photos open with your iPhone passcode too. A vault with its own pattern, separate from your passcode, keeps them away from someone who knows it. ### What's the safest way to hide Facebook photos? Move them out of Photos and out of Facebook into an encrypted vault with its own lock. Then delete the originals from Photos and empty Recently Deleted. That way they don't show in Photos, search, widgets or iCloud Photos. ## Bottom line Set an album to Only me. is the quickest way to hide photos inside Facebook. For photos that should not be anywhere in Photos or iCloud Photos, a vault is the only built-for-it option. ## Sources - [Apple Support: Delete or hide photos and videos on iPhone](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/delete-or-hide-photos-and-videos-iphb4defbde9/ios) - [Apple Support: Hide photos with the Hidden album](https://support.apple.com/en-us/104987) - [Facebook Help Center: Use Manage Activity in your Activity Log to archive or delete content](https://www.facebook.com/help/3094200253964092) - [Facebook Help Center: Change your story's privacy setting on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/help/208964522901975) - [Facebook Help Center: Choose what you get notifications for on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/help/390022341057202) - [Facebook Help Center: Lock your Facebook profile](https://www.facebook.com/help/196419427651178) ## More Facebook privacy guides - [How to hide Facebook on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/facebook) - [How to block Facebook on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/block-apps/facebook) - [Facebook privacy on iPhone: every setting](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/apps/facebook) ## Hide photos for other apps - [How to hide photos in Instagram](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos/instagram) - [How to hide photos in Snapchat](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos/snapchat) - [How to hide photos in TikTok](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos/tiktok) - [How to hide photos in Messages](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos/messages) - [How to hide photos in the Photos app](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos/photos) - [How to hide photos in WhatsApp](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos/whatsapp) - [All hide-photo guides](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos) ## The full guide - [How to hide photos on iPhone, and who can still see them](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/blog/hide-photos-on-iphone) --- Our guides are written and fact-checked by the VaultForYou team against Apple's own documentation. 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