Yea I think more options is one of the few things left I like more about Android. But will never go back as long as they have their willy nilly "coming soon" update schedules
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Dear Apple, Hidden ain’t no hidden when everybody knows how to get to it. Why is that so hard to understand???
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I’d go one better and say that they should consider putting faceID/touchID, like, before you even get to the photos app. That way, even if you forget to label one photo hidden when you wanted it to be, no one can even see your un-hidden pictures or anything on your phone if you’re not there to unlock it.
I’d guess that, instead of having little packets of “locked-ness” all over the place, it’d be better if they were able to have multiple user accounts on iOS devices. Because, I think the core concern is primarily for a person that expects to unlock their device and then hand it to someone else YET still retain some level of security.
For the folks that REALLY care about their images/data/audio recordings being under their control they just won’t ever unlock their device and hand it to someone, I don’t think.
Why? Because it’s hidden? No. Hidden is hidden. Encrypted is not hidden.
Samsung just extended their updates to three years for their flagship phones. That’s pretty good for android phones and I’m sure other makers will follow suit. I don’t really care about all the features of android because my phone does what it needs to do. I’m more willing to trade those features for the security and privacy of iOS.
Photos would be the least of my worries if somebody got a hold of my phone. If I can’t trust the person with my photo library I’m sure not going to trust them with all the other financial apps and notes on my phone.
It’s just meant for when you’re scrolling through cat photos to show your friend he doesn't see the one cat photo you didn't want him to see. 🤷♂️
100% agree. I’ve zero issues with hidden albums. And, if Apple want to take it further then they can create encrypted albums protected by the passcode or biometrics.
Still don’t get why some folk seem to feel that “hidden” and “encrypted” are synonymous though.
Yes is one of the weak points of ios, the impossibility of protect, photos, videos and documents with a password, I can't believe it's still not possible to protect a simple pdf or video, or folder for example in the file app
you can, for instance, lock notes. also, you can actually lock your phone! the whole thing, in one action! amazing...
In case it wasn’t obvious for you, sometimes people let other people use their phones.
of course; a good reason not to leave 'private' data exposed. store things you want to keep private in a locked note. or a password-storage app.
if you're letting someone use your phone, plan for it.
I think that much is obvious. It would just be nice to have options like Android has had for a decade out of the box. For a company like Apple that is always going on about privacy, you’d think they’d have more built in privacy features for their apps. Just saying.
That's mostly what it comes down to in Apple's eyes -- they mean for devices like iPhones to be personal devices and that's essentially how they go about things with that in mind.
No, only you can block notes with photos, it`s not posible to block with videos, pdf, documents or audios... you can not leave your ipad because it is imposible to protect personal data, year 2020 ios/ipados 14 and it is not posible. Unvelieable
you can protect other apps like whatsapp, dropbox etc but not the native apps of apple, it's very strange
For the vast majority of users, they would not want to have to enter yet ANOTHER login, face-id, touch-id, password prompt to get to their Apple applications such as Notes, mail, etc. And yes, you can leave your iPad, because your iPad will not let just anyone log into it.
Most of the time when I'm grabbing my iPhone or my iPad for an Apple Notes addition - it's because I need to do it fast, and I don't want to be bothered with a prompt that requires me to type in a password, even if Touch ID or Face ID.
From Apple's perspective, most users would not want this.
Those of us who are security minded and like to have 50 passwords, 2FA, etc, on our way to our data, ok, I can see where you're coming from. I loved having a massive 128 character+ password on my LastPass and salt it to the point that any change took a few seconds to save.
But it's not just sitting out there "you can't leave your iPad" and "it's impossible to protect your personal data" - this is not true and incorrect. I can't just take your iPad and get access to your personal data unless you unlock it for me first.
Do you lock every single door in your house?
apple does what it does, and we live with it (and discuss and whine about it on this forum). i wish apple let us customize our devices (makes me miss my jailbreak days), but they're rigid about so many things.
so, knowing that, you adapt. or don't. so, plan for what you need to keep private, know what perhaps doesn't belong on your phone (if you share it), and get on with life. what else is there?
so, knowing that, you adapt. or don't. so, plan for what you need to keep private, know what perhaps doesn't belong on your phone (if you share it), and get on with life. what else is there?
While I agree that this would be nice to have, the UI and security considerations around such functionality are…complex. Is the file merely pretend-encrypted where iOS won't display it without authentication while the data is unencrypted in reality, or is it actually encrypted with a key? What key or keys are the file(s) encrypted with? Are all files/folders encrypted with the same key, or can a user choose from different keys? What happens if the user forgets their passphrase? And most importantly to Apple, how is all of this actually presented to the user?
However, it would, of course, be much simpler to implement a feature where some apps of the user's choice won't open without biometric authentication, and the same for the Hidden album in Photos, as encryption is removed from the equation; it's just a safeguard to ensure that someone else using the user's device won't be able to sneak into the Hidden album and see God-knows-what.
Exactly this. Phones are meant for one user. With the rare exception of showing someone a picture while you're right there or perhaps a jealous significant other they are used that way. If you have pictures on your phone that you don't want your SO to find either passcode protect the phone or even better don't have the pictures because they'll eventually figure out the code.
ok agree, if you don’t want to protect any specific data, don’t use the function, but for that users that want to use it is very simple to Allow that...
and yes, i want to unlock my ipad and leave it for example to friends, son, family and have in the file app for example my personal pdf with financial information locked
The ipad pro 12.9 is more than a personal phone, if you can protect the data with a MacBook 13” why not with the ipad?
There are apps where you can lock folders but IDK how secure they are. You protect data on the MacBook by having separate user accounts. I have a feeling this might come to iPad one day but I don't see ever coming to iPhone.