Gone are the days when there was no way of sharing photos and videos directly from our mobile phones. Today there are millions of applications which help us share our photos with friends and family. With so many applications available it is sometimes hard to identify the best ones. That said, it is always good to rest assure that your pictures or videos will be safe with you, until such time you want to share them with people you would like to see them. In this post you will find the best apps which can help you hide your pictures or videos where no one will ever think looking for them.
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Best Apps For Hiding Photos And Videos
- KeepSafe Photo Vault
If you’ve used an Android app to hide your private photos or videos, you’d surely heard of KeepSafe Photo Vault. It’s been around for quite a while and is still one of the better apps to safeguard your media from others. The app has bagged massive updates over the years, making it cleaner and easy-to-use by all. It lets you lock photos and videos with PIN, pattern, and fingerprint authentication options, post which it shows you a clutter-free and categorized folder grid.
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You can jump into any of these folders to add and protect your private photos, videos or personal IDs. You can create new folders of your own, share them with other KeepSafe users and back up all of them to their private cloud space.
KeepSafe brings along a ton of advanced security features, such as fake login PINs, break-in alerts (where a selfie of the intruder, along with time and date of unsuccessful attempts is logged), and disguising the app with a different front-end via Secret Door. But, all of the features are hidden behind a paywall and I recommend you get it if you’re really looking to protect your private media.
Key Features:
Easy-to-use
PIN, pattern, and fingerprint authentication
Private cloud storage
Download (Free, in-app purchases)
- 1Gallery
1Gallery is essentially a photo gallery app for managing photos and videos. However, the prime feature of this gallery app is its ironclad vault which hides photos and videos with strong encryption. There are many apps on the Play Store that allow you to hide photos and videos, but they just use the .nomedia extension to make the media files non-scannable.
But if you use the 1Gallery app to hide photos and videos, no one can find the media files– not even after getting root privileges. There are three password modes available including PIN, Pattern, and Fingerprint to hide your photos and videos.
Other than that, the reason I am mentioning this app so high on this list is because of its beautiful user interface. The app is designed impeccably well and looks modern with a new design and approach to user experience.
In terms of features too, there is dark mode, support for different file formats like RAW and SVG, search management, video, and, it can also be used as a photo editor for Android. All in all, if you are looking for the best app to hide photos and videos, I would recommend 1Gallery for its encrypted vault, beautiful design and all-in-one approach.
Key Features:
Encrypted vault
Hide photos with PIN, pattern, and fingerprint
Simple gallery app
Easy to use
Dark mode
Download: (Free, In-app purchases)
- LockMyPix Photo Vault
Among the whole lot, this was my favorite pick for guarding my photos and videos against the nosy crowd. Called LockMyPix, this aptly-named app is designed to provide the safest photo vault for protecting all your personal media files. It is backed by a military-grade AES encryption standard, and lets you hide photos with PIN or pattern.
It has an intuitive user experience, enabling you to encrypt your photos/ videos directly from the homescreen of the app. You can even instantly click pictures and add them to the vault in a jiffy. The add-on features allow you to unlock the app using your fingerprint, shake the device to lock the vault and even hide LockMyPix from the app drawer.
The cheery on top being that you cannot screenshot the app when it’s unlocked, which now also adds to the privacy and security of your content. While the free version offers you a host of functionalities, you also get the option to set up fake login credentials in the Pro variant.
This feature will come in handy when someone is pestering you to unlock the app but you can give them access to a secondary vault with a fake PIN. The only drawback of this app is that you cannot backup private photos/ videos to the cloud.
Key Features:
AES encryption
No screenshots
Hide photos and videos with PIN or pattern
Download (Free, upgrade to Pro version for $1.99)
- Calculator by FishingNet
Calculator is a unique app in this list that is meant to act and look as a Calculator app, but at the heart of it, the app has a secure vault hidden behind. Basically, if your friends and family use your smartphone regularly then you can use the Calculator app to hide photos and videos without giving any impression that you are hiding something.
You can set a numeric PIN which you will have to enter in the Calculator and press the “=” key to open the secret vault. And the best part is that the media content is encrypted using AES encryption so you are well sorted on the security front too.
Coming to features, you have something called Intruder Selfie which allows the app to take selfies of users who try to access the secret vault. Other than that, you can set up a fake vault too in case someone forces you to open the secret vault.
Another great feature you get with this app is that you can shake the smartphone to hurriedly close the app and hide photos and videos. Overall, Calculator by FishingNet is packed with features that can enormously help you hide photos and videos from prying eyes.
Key Features:
AES Encryption
Fake Vault
Intruder Selfie
Shake to close the app and hide photos
Download: (Free, Offers in-app purchases)
- Hide Pictures & Videos – Vaulty
Vaulty is yet another well-known and reliable photo/ video hiding apps, which may look a tad bit dated but performs its job perfectly fine. You can simply jump into the app, select the media files you want to hide from the gallery and password protect it from the outside world.The highlight of Vaulty is that it captures “mugshots” of intruders, who try to access your vault but fail to enter the correct password.
You will instantly know who tried to intervene in your private space, the moment you unlock the app. This feature is available for free to all users, which is definitely a plus. You also get the functionality to create multiple vaults, with separate passwords, to store different types of photos or videos in each one. You’ll, however, have to upgrade to the Premier subscription if you want to backup your files to the cloud or remove ads from the app.
Key Features:
Multiple vaults
Intruder ‘mugshots’
Directly hide photos from your gallery app
Download (Free, upgrade to Vaulty Premier for $9.99/month)
- Hide Something
With close to 5 million installs in the bag, Hide Something is one of the most trouble-free apps for hiding photos and videos on your Android device. You can protect photos and videos with PIN, password, or fingerprint. The process of transferring new photos or videos to the ‘invisible’ folder is as simple as sharing a file with the Hide Something app.
You also get access to a mini collection of beautiful themes, support for a variety of media file types, an advanced image viewer and fake login mode to further protect your privacy. Hide Something is also particular about not being detected, so it doesn’t show up in the ‘recently used’ list.
But, the feature that takes the cake for me is that the app backs-up all your private media files to Google Drive and makes it possible for you to browse them with the desktop browser. This simplifies the process of sifting through and accessing photos or videos for the end user.
Key Features:
Protect photos with PIN, password, and fingerprint
Doesn’t show up in recent apps list
Fake login mode
Download (Free, get premium license for $2.99)
- Safe Folder of Google Files
Unlike most of the apps mentioned on this list, Google Files is not a full-fledged vault app. However, Google recently added a convenient Safe folder to help you hide your sensitive documents, images, videos, and audio files. You’ll find the Safe folder in the Collections section of the Browse tab.
You can securely keep your sensitive files by setting a 4 digit PIN code. That said, do keep in mind that you don’t have a password reset mechanism in case you forget the PIN. If you’re interested, do not forget to check out our dedicated guide on enabling and using safe folder in Google Files app.
Key Features:
Built in on Google Files
Hide sensitive photos and videos with a PIN
Download (Free)
- Sgallery
Sgallery is another powerful vault app that you should check out if you want to hide images and videos. The app utilizes AES encryption algorithm to encrypt the files. You also get more features including fingerprint unlock, shake to close, intruder selfie, fake password, time PIN, and custom wallpaper with the premium subscription.
Another neat feature of Sgallery is that you can disguise it as a calculator or converter. This way, others won’t know if you have hidden files. You also get a built-in web browser and notepad for safely browsing and storing texts. In addition, the app asks you to set a password recovery question in case you forget your password in the future, which is a neat addition that could come in handy.
Key Features:
AES Encryption
Pattern, PIN, Fingerprint lock options
Dark mode
Intruder Selfie
Download: (Free, Offers in-app purchases)
- Hide Files – Andrognito
Andrognito, which is an abbreviation for Android + Incognito, is one of the more secure privacy protection apps. It allows you to hide your photos, videos and other files behind strong layers of military-grade AES encryption standards, while storing the files in the cloud to free space on your device.
The free version of this app enables you to hide apps in just a single vault, but you can purchase the PRO version to create more private vaults, access your vaults via the cloud backups on multiple devices and gain access to additional features. It will also remove intrusive ads that annoy me almost instantly.
Unlocking the PRO version of the app will get you the fake vault spoofing, invisible icon, fake force close, and custom theming feature as well. But, the simplistic interface of this app had me attracted to it in the first place.
Key Features:
AES encryption
Cloud backup feature
Download (Free, in-app purchases start at $0.99)
- PhotoGuard
PhotoGuard is another app that you can use for hiding photos and videos on your Android device. It comes with AES encryption instead of TKIP, and your media files are highly protected and can’t be brute-forced to open the vault. Other than that, PhotoGuard offers cloud backup and claims that it keeps the encryption always on– be it on the device or cloud.
Furthermore, you can secure your photos and videos using a PIN, Pattern, Password or Fingerprint. And the best part is that you can add an additional layer of security even inside the vault. For example, you can set a password for albums inside the vault so that is great.
Photo and video hiding apps
KeepSafe Photo Vault
It is user-friendly. It has gone through various updates and hence provides your pictures security with a pattern, pin and fingerprint. It is free of cost. It lets you form folders according to your choice and add any picture in any folder.
Not just this, it also comes with security notifications like break-ins and fake logins. It takes a picture of the person who tries to break in inside the app. It has its own private cloud space, which makes it easier to store many pictures together. It is hidden when you check the recent menu on your phone.
LockMyPix Photo Vault
This app is a great guard for your pictures. It has military standard AES encryption grade. It provides security through pattern or pin. It is very user-friendly as it lets you add pictures directly into the vault. You can just select the picture and choose to add it in the vault directly from the picture menu. It has an add-on feature that lets you use your fingerprint for entry.
Not just this, but if you see someone coming towards you and not able to use your phone, then you can just shake your phone, and the app will close by itself and will be hidden from the app drawer as well. You cannot take a screenshot in this app while it is unlocked, which is a plus point in the security. Its pro version will give you a choice to save fake logins from confusing others.
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Calculator Photo Vault
This app is very smart. It disguises itself in the name of a simple calculator. Who would think a calculator can hide any pictures or videos you want. This calculator by fishingNet has a hidden heart where you can save your personal pictures and videos. It provides the user with a small home screen camera shortcut through which you can directly add the picture or video you click in the vault without any difficulty, and you also get personal notes, browser, etc.
You have to select a pin that you need to add to the calculator for the entry and then select “=”. Like the previous one in this also you can shake to close and hide the app.
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PhotoGuard Photo Vault
It is also AES encrypted and lets you use a password, pin fingerprint, or pattern to open the app. This app provides the user with a personal camera from which the user can take a picture and directly save it in the vault. Like others, not all the features are free of cost, but most are.
If you wish to have extra space, then you need to pay for the unlimited cloud space that comes with fake vault and break-in alerts.
1Gallery
It is much more a photo gallery app and hence contains all the features such as video and photo editor. It also works on the AES encryption system, which makes it secure and safe for use. You get to use a pattern, pin, or fingerprint for safety.
It is very difficult for a new person to get the images unless it’s you. It also has dark mode if you like your screen black instead of white.
Conclusion
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