User level: Level 1 (8 points)Is there a way to search for photos in my hidden album?
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Original Title: Photo search
Posted on Oct 25, 2026 3:12 PM
User level: Level 7 (25,466 points)Oct 26, 2026 8:45 AM in response to Rondef
Rondef wrote: Is there a way to search for photos in my hidden album?
One way is to add all your hidden pictures to another album called, maybe, My Hidden. It's weird, because that album will continue to look empty, since all the pictures are hidden.
Then unhide the pictures in Hidden. They'll disappear from there, but you see them all now in My Hidden, and you can search them. When through, hide them, and they'll be back in Hidden.
As you add pictures to Hidden, you should be sure to add them to My Hidden.
Another option is to not use Hidden at all, but to put those pictures in a folder in the Files app and lock the Files app. Since you can have folders within folders, you could arrange them to be easy to find. However, you can't lock individual folders in Files.
There are apps, I see one for $2, that allow you to lock a folder in Files.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256382886