# Mavaul > Private gallery vault for iOS and Android focused on local-first privacy and strong on-device protection. Mavaul protects private photos and videos on-device with AES-256 encryption, Face ID or passcode access, and optional premium features such as Email Recovery and Encrypted Backup to storage you control. Content stays on your device by default; Mavaul does not host backups. ## Product - [Home](https://mavaul.com/): Product overview and download links - [FAQ](https://mavaul.com/faq/): Privacy, encryption, and feature questions - [Support](https://mavaul.com/support/): Contact and help resources ## Guides - [Guides hub](https://mavaul.com/guides/): Curated privacy guides for iOS and Android - [Private photo vault for iOS and Android](https://mavaul.com/private-photo-vault-ios/): Platform-specific vault guidance - [Protect private photos on mobile](https://mavaul.com/protect-private-photos-iphone/): Practical steps for on-device media protection - [Mavaul vs Hidden album](https://mavaul.com/mavaul-vs-hidden-album/): Comparison with built-in hidden album features - [Private photo vault alternatives](https://mavaul.com/private-photo-vault-alternatives/): Landscape overview of vault app options ## Blog - [Blog](https://mavaul.com/blog/): Product updates and launch notes - [Design Is The Product, Not The Last Layer](https://mavaul.com/blog/design-is-the-product/): A quick behind-the-scenes note on why Mavaul treats design as core product behavior, not polish added at the end. - [Welcome to the Mavaul Community](https://mavaul.com/blog/introducing-mavaul/): Welcome to the new Mavaul community. We are private by default, but what we care about most is a design experience that vault apps usually treat as an afterthought. ## Markdown Pages - [Home (markdown)](https://mavaul.com/index.md): Product overview and download links - [FAQ (markdown)](https://mavaul.com/faq/index.md): Privacy, encryption, and feature questions - [Support (markdown)](https://mavaul.com/support/index.md): Contact and help resources - [Guides hub (markdown)](https://mavaul.com/guides/index.md): Curated privacy guides for iOS and Android - [Private photo vault for iOS and Android (markdown)](https://mavaul.com/private-photo-vault-ios/index.md): Platform-specific vault guidance - [Protect private photos on mobile (markdown)](https://mavaul.com/protect-private-photos-iphone/index.md): Practical steps for on-device media protection - [Mavaul vs Hidden album (markdown)](https://mavaul.com/mavaul-vs-hidden-album/index.md): Comparison with built-in hidden album features - [Private photo vault alternatives (markdown)](https://mavaul.com/private-photo-vault-alternatives/index.md): Landscape overview of vault app options - [Blog index (markdown)](https://mavaul.com/blog/index.md): Product updates and launch notes - [Design Is The Product, Not The Last Layer (markdown)](https://mavaul.com/blog/design-is-the-product/index.md): A quick behind-the-scenes note on why Mavaul treats design as core product behavior, not polish added at the end. - [Welcome to the Mavaul Community (markdown)](https://mavaul.com/blog/introducing-mavaul/index.md): Welcome to the new Mavaul community. We are private by default, but what we care about most is a design experience that vault apps usually treat as an afterthought. ## Optional - [AI API](https://mavaul.com/api/ai): Structured page catalog and facts for AI agents - [Extended LLM context](https://mavaul.com/llms-full.txt): Long-form product and policy context - [Machine-readable facts](https://mavaul.com/facts.json): Structured ground-truth facts for AI systems - [Sitemap](https://mavaul.com/sitemap.xml): All indexable HTML and markdown pages - [Blog RSS](https://mavaul.com/feed.xml): Latest blog posts - [Terms of Use](https://mavaul.com/terms/): Legal terms - [Privacy Policy](https://mavaul.com/privacy/): Data handling and privacy commitments