A little privacy, explained.
Practical guides to private photos, encrypted backups and keeping control of your copies.
Hidden album or photo vault? Start with what you need.
A practical comparison of built-in photo hiding, separate vault access and the copies that remain elsewhere.
02 / Manage your copiesImport private photos without losing the originals you need.
A careful sequence for importing, verifying and deciding what to do with the original files.
03 / Keep a way backYour backup and recovery code have different jobs.
Learn what an encrypted backup contains, why its code matters and what restoring a purchase does not recover.
04 / Understand the limitsWhat a private vault protects—and what still needs your care.
Understand local encryption, temporary previews, recovery and the limits of a separate vault.
05 / Photo privacyRemove photo metadata before sharing
Create a separate PNG without EXIF, GPS or text metadata, then check what the picture itself reveals.
06 / Private documentsOrganize private documents on your iPhone
A practical system for importing, finding, checking and backing up sensitive files in the Veil preview.
07 / Understand your planWhat does a lifetime photo vault plan actually include?
Compare one-time access with a subscription, understand storage limits and avoid paying for two plans by accident.
08 / Move with a backupMove a private collection to a new iPhone without losing your way back.
A backup-first transfer checklist: export the right file, restore with its code, verify the new copy and keep the original until you are ready.
09 / When paid access changesWhat happens to your files when a vault subscription expires?
Understand retained file access, limits on new imports and the difference between expired access and a purchase that needs restoring.
10 / Sharing with careSharing a private file: what happens to exported copies?
Choose what to send, understand the difference between an export and an encrypted backup, and know which copies stay outside your vault.