considered as service Google Photos is the best way to manage your photo library, as the various tools it offers make it easy to sort and group your photos and videos by events and people.
As a privacy measure and to protect your personal photos from prying eyes. You can also lock all your private photos in a private folder. This locked folder can only be accessed after entering the PIN you set earlier.
Hide photos in Google Photos
When you use the Locked Folder feature, all the photos and videos you move to the locked folder will not appear in search results, albums, photo library, or memories.
They are also removed from all existing albums, and will not appear on Smart Displays either. However, there are quite a few points about how the feature works:
- The feature is currently only available for Pixel 3 and later models.
- The locked folder feature is only available via phone.
- Photos and videos in the locked folder are not synced across devices. So you will not be able to access it from other devices.
- Google Photos itself is based on the cloud. While the locked folder feature only works in your phone.
- Photos and videos are password protected with a screen lock.
- The cloud backup of that photo or video is deleted from the Google Photos library.
- The contents in the locked folder are erased if you clear the app data and if you reset the phone as well.
- You cannot share any photos stored in the locked folder.
- Locked folder uses the same screen lock as your phone.
- You cannot take screenshots of the locked folder.
Setting Closed Folder in Google Photos
Before you can move photos and videos to the locked folder, you must first set it up. To do this, follow these steps:
- Open the app on your phone.
- Click on the Library tab at the bottom.
- Click on the Services option, then choose the locked folder.
- Select the option to set up a closed folder.
- You must unlock your device using your unlock pattern, PIN, or password.
Move photos and videos to locked folder
- Open the app in your phone and then select all the photos and videos that you want to move to the locked folder.
- Click on the three dots at the top left of the screen and then select the Move to Locked Folder option.
- Confirm your choice by clicking on the Transfer option again.