If you are using a Google Pixel Phone, on models older than the Pixel 3 you can save photos direct to the Locked Folder from the Pixel Camera app. These photos will now be moved to the Locked Folder. To move photos from your photo library to the locked folder, you need to select them and then tap the three dots at the top eight, now select Move to a locked folder and then select Move. You can now move photos to the Locked Folder on your Android Phone and you will not be able to see them without using the screen lock on your device. You will need to make sure that you have a screen lock setup for your Android Phone, as the Locked Folder will require this to keep your photos in this folder private.

Select Set Up Locked Folder on your Android device, if you have not done this before it will show ‘ Nothing here yet‘ in the locked folder. You will not need to set up the Locked folder if you have not already done this. To do this open the Google Photos app on your device and then select Go to Libary, now select Utilities and then select Locked Folder on your device. Google Photos is the default photos app on the majority of Android devices, this can be used to easily hide and keep your photos private on your smartphone or tablet. How to hide photos with the Google Photos app You may want to make sure that nobody can cess your private photos on your smartphone or tablet, the tips below will show you how to achieve this. The way you hide the photos on your Android phone or tablet may vary slightly by manufacturer, although the majority of the devices use the same method. We previously looked at how to hide photos on the iPhone, this guide is designed to show you how to hide your photos on your Android smartphone or tablet.

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