
If you don’t want to passcode protect one ore more photos anymore, you can select them and tap the three-dots available in the top-right corner. Make sure that this option is enabled.Else, the actual amount of photos will be shown next to the Album name, in Utilities. You’ve added images to the Hidden or Recently Deleted albums but you can open the folders without authentication? Check the settings:īrowse for Settings -> Photos -> Use Face ID. After the second failed attempt you’re asked to provide your iPhone’s or iPad’s Passcode.įact: When Face ID on iPhone X and later and Touch ID on iPhone 8 aren’t able to authenticate, you have to type your device’s Passcode to be able to remove the restriction. Tip: If the authentication fails you can Try Face ID again. Tap Hidden and Face ID will automatically scan your face.Īs soon as the authentication is successful you can browse your hidden photos like you do in every other album.Notice a lock icon, next to Hidden, instead of the actual number of photos available in the folder. To browse hidden images you have to to open Photos and tap on Albums.In iOS 16, this album is automatically locked by default, unless you haven’t tweak anything in Settings. Go for Hide and tap Hide Photo to confirm.įact: The photo will be transferred to the Hidden Album. Tap the three-dots, available in the top-right corner of the screen.

Open Photos and browse to the image that you want to protect with Face ID, Touch ID or Passcode.

You can finally lock photos on iPhone with Face ID! Starting with iOS 16, the Hidden and Recently Deleted albums of the stock Photos app are automatically protected by biometrics or Passcode.
