GUIDE FROM PRIVATE PHOTO VAULT®

How to Choose Photo Vault App

Check how e protect photos—and how you go keep access to dem.

These six checks cover privacy, storage, recovery and long-term support, with clear explanation of wetin our app offer.

Read the six things wey you suppose check
Separate lock for private photos
Your phonePhone don unlock
Private Photo Vault®Vault stay locked
Choose vault code wey different from phone own. Illustration, no be app screenshot.

Choose passcode wey different from phone own

Partner, family member or friend fit know phone passcode or get their face registered for Face ID. You fit agree make dem use phone but still want some photos and videos stay private.

Two everyday situations to think about

  • Dem know your phone code.

    If hidden photos accept same device passcode, that person fit open dem too. Different vault code create separate access requirement.

  • Dem fit unlock with Face ID.

    If their face registered for phone, vault wey accept only Face ID fit let dem enter. Separate PIN only help for this situation if vault also require am.

Inside Private Photo Vault®

Choose vault PIN, password or pattern wey different from phone code and keep am to yourself. For supported Apple devices, turn on option wey require Face ID AND vault PIN. Then you need both; Face ID alone no reach.

See access controls

Lock vault before you hand phone to person. Its lock protect files inside vault; copies for Photos or other apps need separate handling.

Check who fit see your files

Ask how files dey encrypted for phone and cloud—and whether provider fit decrypt dem.

Inside Private Photo Vault®

Local files use AES encryption. Cloud Vault encrypt files for your device with your key before upload. Our team no fit see vault photos or videos.

How encryption dey work

Know where photos go dey stored

Check whether app work offline, need account or upload files. Understand the choice before import.

Inside Private Photo Vault®

Store files for phone without account, offline by default. Cloud Vault na optional Premium backup and sync; e need account and internet for those functions.

Learn about Cloud Vault

Plan for lost phone or phone replacement

Locked file for phone no be separate backup. Check how to back up, restore and recover access if you forget password.

Inside Private Photo Vault®

Cloud Vault back up and sync between iPhone and Android. Turn am on, let backup finish and keep Cloud Vault password safe. Our team no fit recover am.

Understand recovery options

Look for history of updates and support

If app maintenance stop, future phone or system changes fit stop you from opening library. Check recent updates and how to reach team.

Inside Private Photo Vault®

Private Photo Vault® don protect photos since 2011, with hundreds of updates, continuous improvements and customer support.

See our app update history
Since 2011We dey protect private photos
Hundreds of updatesImprovements still dey continue
Support still deyContact our team

Make sure say you fit take your photos out

Test export before you move whole library. You suppose fit open files outside vault when you choose.

Inside Private Photo Vault®

Export photos and videos from app. WiFi Transfer also let you upload and download files through computer browser.

Watch export video

Features differ by platform, device and plan. Cloud Vault na optional Premium. Check current app options before you choose.

THE BUILT-IN OPTION

Apple Hidden album enough?

E free and locked by default for current iOS. Dedicated vault give more control if you want different passcode, private albums or iPhone and Android support.

Separate passcode

Hidden use device authentication, including Face ID, Touch ID or device passcode. Person wey fit use that authentication fit open Hidden too. Private Photo Vault® let you choose different vault code and, for supported Apple devices, require Face ID plus PIN.

Albums wey dey inside your vault

Apple move hidden photos from other albums into one Hidden collection. Private Photo Vault® offer private albums, sub-albums and separate passwords for albums.

iPhone and Android sync

Hidden dey part of Apple Photos. Optional Premium Cloud Vault sync private files between iPhone and Android apps.

Compare with Apple Hidden album

BEFORE YOU IMPORT YOUR LIBRARY

Try few files first

  1. Import and open

    Check some photos and one video for vault before you remove originals.

  2. Export and check

    Open exported file outside app. Keep exported private files somewhere protected.

  3. Check your backup

    If you use Cloud Vault, finish upload and check access for another device before you stop using old one.

Follow the tutorials

Support and recovery questions

Wetin happen if I forget password?

Recovery email wey you set fit help with app passcode. Cloud Vault password dey separate, and our team no fit recover am. Missing-file recovery depend on backup wey already dey. Read recovery guide.

NA YOUR PHOTOS. NA YOUR PRIVACY.

Lock your photos and videos.

Download am free for iPhone and Android.