People hide photos and videos on their smartphones for privacy and security reasons. Some may have personal pictures that they don’t want others to see. Hiding sensitive pictures can help if your ...

If you hand your iPhone to someone so they can look at a picture or two, that person could accidentally see and access other ...

Did you know you can lock or hide individual apps on your iPhone for even more privacy? Whether you’re handing your phone to someone or just want to keep certain apps off-limits, here's how you can ...

iOS provides developers with an API to lock apps with Face ID or Touch ID. However, not every app has this option, and there’s no way to completely hide apps from your device. Luckily, “App Lock” is a ...

There are plenty of reasons you might want to share your iPhone or iPad while denying access to certain apps (or hiding them altogether). Fortunately, you can lock and hide almost any app in just a ...

Sometimes my nephew will want to watch a monster truck video on YouTube, so I'll pull up a video and hand him my iPhone. But if I take my eyes off him for a moment, he finds a way to shoot a video on ...

The Galaxy S25’s Secure Folder is Samsung’s built-in privacy vault — a Knox-encrypted space on your phone where photos, apps, and files are completely isolated from the rest of your device. Nobody who ...

How to lock down and hide your app behavior on iOS 18. Credit: Jonathan Raa / NurPhoto / Getty Images Among the iOS 18 features Apple announced at WWDC 2024, the ability to lock and hide apps was a ...

Protecting sensitive data on the iPhone in case it's stolen is one of our top priorities. Even though Apple has been expanding iPhone security by introducing Stolen Device Protection, which requires ...

(NEXSTAR) — Apple rolled out its latest update, iOS 18, on Monday, bringing more customization options, changes to texting, and an expansion of features released last year with iOS 17. It also brought ...