--- title: "How to Hide Threads on iPhone: 4 Ways (iOS 27)" description: "Hide Threads on iPhone in 10 seconds: Hide and Require Face ID moves it to a locked Hidden folder. Plus archive a post, alerts and search." url: https://www.vaultforyou.app/hide-apps/threads lang: en published: 2026-10-31 updated: 2026-10-31 author: "VaultForYou Editorial Team" publisher: VaultForYou --- # How to hide Threads on iPhone > Threads can disappear from your Home Screen and search in 10 seconds. Its name still turns up in a few places, listed below. Published 2026-10-31 - Updated 2026-10-31 - By VaultForYou Editorial Team - Checked against iOS 27 - Oct 31, 2026 ## Quick answer Touch and hold the Threads icon, tap Require Face ID, then Hide and Require Face ID, and tap Hide App. It takes about 10 seconds on iOS 18 or later. Threads moves to a locked Hidden folder in App Library and drops out of search. Threads also has its own option inside the app: Archive a post. Its name can still appear in Screen Time. - **Fastest way:** Hide and Require Face ID (iOS 18 or later). - **Can it be hidden?:** Yes. It moves to the locked Hidden folder in App Library. - **Own privacy setting:** Archive a post. - **Still visible in:** Screen Time, Battery and your App Store purchases. - **iOS version:** iOS 18 or later - **Time needed:** About 10 seconds - **Difficulty:** Easy - **Needs an app?:** No - **Reversible?:** Yes - **Changes backups?:** No Threads can be hidden in about 10 seconds with the iOS Hidden folder, and Threads has 4 privacy settings of its own. Below are 4 ways, fastest first, and the places Threads still shows up afterwards. We checked the iOS steps against Apple's iOS 27 documentation and Threads' settings against its official help pages in October 2026. ## Method 1: Hide Threads with Face ID (iOS 18 and later) This is the only built-in way that hides Threads from your Home Screen, App Library and search at once. 1. **Find Threads on your Home Screen** Touch and hold the Threads icon until the quick actions menu opens. 2. **Tap Require Face ID** On iPhones with Touch ID it says Require Touch ID. You can also choose Require Passcode. 3. **Tap Hide and Require Face ID** Authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. 4. **Tap Hide App** Threads leaves the Home Screen and moves to the locked Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library. Threads keeps working, and its data is untouched. Open it from the Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library. On iOS 17 or earlier, remove it from the Home Screen instead (see below). **What this does not do:** it doesn't hide Threads from Screen Time, and it doesn't change iCloud backups. Anyone who knows your iPhone passcode can open the Hidden folder. ## Method 2: Threads' own privacy settings iOS hides the app icon. Threads itself can hide what's inside it. These settings work on any iOS version that Threads supports. ### Archive a post Hides the post from your profile and from everyone else on Threads. ### Make your profile private Only approved followers can see and interact with your posts. Your name, profile photo, username, and bio stay public. Going private also turns off fediverse sharing. ### Hide like and share counts Threads has its own setting to hide the like and share counts of a post, separate from Instagram's. ### Hidden Words Go to **Profile -> Menu -> Content preferences -> Hidden Words**. Filter out words, phrases, hashtag topics, or emojis so posts that use them are hidden from your feeds and search results. ## Other ways to hide Threads - **Remove it from the Home Screen.** Touch and hold Threads, 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 Threads. Apple says excluded apps aren't available to Siri, Search or suggestions. - **Hide its notification previews.** Go to **Settings -> Notifications -> Threads -> Show Previews** and choose **Never** or **When Unlocked**. - **Hide it from your App Store purchases.** In the App Store, tap your photo, tap **Apps & Purchase History**, then swipe left on Threads and tap **Hide**. ## Does hiding Threads hide its notifications, Siri suggestions, Spotlight and backups? | Where | Hidden with Face ID | Removed from Home Screen | |---|---|---| | Notification previews | Content hidden | Still shown | | Siri suggestions | Not shown | Still shown | | Spotlight search | App hidden from results | 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. ## How to unhide Threads 1. **Open App Library.** Swipe left past your last Home Screen page. 2. **Open the Hidden folder.** Scroll to the bottom, tap Hidden and authenticate. 3. **Unhide Threads.** Touch and hold Threads, tap Don't Require Face ID and authenticate again. Threads goes back to App Library. Drag it to your Home Screen from there. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you hide Threads on iPhone? Yes. On iOS 18 or later, touch and hold Threads, tap Require Face ID, then Hide and Require Face ID. Threads moves to a locked Hidden folder in App Library and disappears from search. On older iOS versions you can only remove it from the Home Screen, which leaves it in App Library. ### Where does Threads go when you hide it? It goes to the Hidden folder at the very bottom of App Library. Swipe left past your last Home Screen page, scroll down and tap Hidden. The folder opens with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. Threads keeps working from there, with all its data. ### Does hiding Threads delete it or its data? No. Hiding or removing Threads from the Home Screen doesn't delete the app or anything in it. Only Delete App removes it from your iPhone. Even then, data stored in your Threads account online is not deleted. ### Can someone tell that I hid Threads? Possibly. The Hidden folder itself is visible at the bottom of App Library, though it needs Face ID or your passcode to open. Threads 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 Threads 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. Hide it separately on every device you use. ## Bottom line Hide and Require Face ID is the fastest way to hide Threads: about 10 seconds, and it's gone from your Home Screen and search. Add Threads' own settings to hide what's inside it. ## Sources - [Apple Support: Lock or hide an app on iPhone](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/lock-or-hide-an-app-iph00f208d05/ios) - [Apple Personal Safety User Guide: Lock or hide apps on your iPhone](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) - [Instagram Help Center (Threads): Archive your post on Threads](https://help.instagram.com/403108336191588) - [Instagram Help Center (Threads): Switch your Threads profile to public or private](https://help.instagram.com/225222310104065) - [Instagram Help Center (Threads): Where to manage settings for Threads](https://help.instagram.com/1207185479989246) - [Instagram Help Center (Threads): Hide posts you don't want to see on Threads](https://help.instagram.com/171172755868764) ## More Threads privacy guides - [Threads privacy on iPhone: every setting](https://www.vaultforyou.app/apps/threads) ## Hide apps for other apps - [How to hide YouTube on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/hide-apps/youtube) - [How to hide Instagram on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/hide-apps/instagram) - [How to hide Snapchat on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/hide-apps/snapchat) - [How to hide TikTok on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/hide-apps/tiktok) - [How to hide Facebook on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/hide-apps/facebook) - [How to hide Reddit on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/hide-apps/reddit) - [All hide-app guides](https://www.vaultforyou.app/hide-apps) ## The full guide - [How to hide apps on iPhone, and where hidden apps still show up](https://www.vaultforyou.app/blog/hide-apps-on-iphone) --- Our guides are written and fact-checked by the VaultForYou team against Apple's own documentation. 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