Scenarios
Real moments when private photos need more than the camera roll. Each one says what to do right now, and how to make sure it doesn't happen again.
What to do when
- They scrolled too far in my camera roll You showed someone one photo and they kept swiping. How to stop it happening again: keep private photos out of Photos, and show photos in a way that can't wander.
- Memories keeps showing me my ex Photos builds Memories and Featured Photos from your whole library. How to stop a person or a photo coming back, and where to keep the photos you're not ready to delete.
- My photos showed up on the family iPad If the family iPad is signed in to your Apple Account, iCloud Photos puts your whole library on it, Hidden album included. Why it happens and how to stop it.
- Handing my phone to my kids Kids tap everything, and Photos is one swipe away. Guided Access keeps them in one app, and a vault keeps private photos out of reach. Here's the setup.
- Taking my phone in for repair Repair shops may ask for your passcode to test the phone. What to do with private photos before a repair: back up, erase if you can, and keep a second lock on what matters.
- My passport is in my camera roll Photos of IDs, cards and documents sit in your camera roll, in iCloud and in search. Move them into a vault and clean up the copies. Here's how.
- Medical photos I don't want in my camera roll Photos of a rash, a scar or a before-and-after are useful to keep and awful to have pop up in a Memory. Keep them private, in order, and easy to show a doctor.
- Private photos with my partner Intimate photos deserve better than the camera roll, the Hidden album and iCloud. Keep them encrypted on the phone, out of Photos, and still nice to look back at.
- Private photos, together, on the TV Some photos are for two people and a big screen, not the cloud. Mavaul's Wi-Fi Share opens your vault in the TV's browser, with a slideshow, over your Wi-Fi only.
- Moving my vault to a new iPhone A vault that keeps photos on the phone needs a way to move them. Back up Mavaul encrypted to your own storage, then restore on the new iPhone with your recovery key.
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Step-by-step answers are in the guides. How Mavaul compares with other vaults is in compare.