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A secret folder on iPhone can be hidden, locked or encrypted. Learn the difference and how Weave Vault's pattern-derived key encryption works, with its stated limits.

How to hide videos on iPhone: what the Photos Hidden album does, what it does not, and how an encrypted vault with AES-256-GCM seals the file itself.

Do hidden photos transfer to a new iPhone? Apple's Hidden album and a vault app move differently. Here is what carries over and the order to do it in.

Password protect a folder on iPhone with real encryption. How AES-256-GCM and Argon2id work in Weave Vault, what is free, what needs Pro, and what recovery means.

Weave Vault has no PIN. Your pattern is the only credential and a 12-word recovery phrase is the way back in. Here is what to try, in order, and the exact limit.

Hidden photos stay in your Photos library, so iCloud Photos uploads them. See what hiding changes and how a separate encrypted vault differs, and the Pro split.

Hiding a photo in Google Photos is not the same as protecting it. Compare hide, lock and a separate encrypted vault, and what each one actually does.

Two ways to hide photos on an iPad: the built-in Hidden album and an encrypted vault. See what each does, how import works, and the limits to know first.

Zero-knowledge photo backup, defined as a testable property. Follow the key chain from pattern to AES-256-GCM ciphertext, and learn how to check any claim.

How a hide photos app really protects files: what is encrypted, what key opens it, what leaves the phone, and what happens if you forget the pattern.

Calculator vault apps hide files behind a disguise. Weave Vault uses a pattern that derives the key, an empty vault for wrong patterns, and no account.

Some photo vault apps are safe, some are not. Six checks on encryption, key derivation, accounts, backup, recovery and stated limits let you test any vault app.

Hiding a photo in the Photos app only changes where it is listed. See how an encrypted vault works (AES-256-GCM) and where the original stays on your iPhone.

How a fake PIN photo vault works in Weave Vault: no PIN, only patterns. See the key hierarchy, the permanent cost of duress mode, and what a decoy cannot promise.

AES-256 is one link in a chain. See how a pattern becomes a key, how photos are sealed with AES-256-GCM, and what the cipher does not protect.

Do photo vault apps back up to iCloud? 'Backup' means three different things. Here is what Weave Vault does for each, what needs Pro, and how restoring works.

A photo vault on Android is only as good as its encryption. How hiding differs from sealing, where the key comes from, and what backup and recovery need.

iOS has no built-in per-app lock. Here's why Screen Time and Guided Access fall short, and the AES-256-GCM/Argon2id mechanism that protects content instead.

Photos app, Image Capture, AirDrop, and iCloud Photos import iPhone photos to Mac — but some photos are structurally invisible to all four. Here's why.

A photo vault encrypts files with AES-256-GCM and Argon2id, not just hides them. The real mechanism, an honest threat model, and how to verify a vault's claims.