To give your photos and videos an extra layer of privacy, Google Photos offers a handy feature called Locked Folder that lets you store and hide sensitive photos on your device, without them being visible to others using your phone or a connected device.

In this post, we'll explain what Locked Folder in Google Photos is, why you should use it, and how to enable and use this feature on an iPhone or Android device.

Google offers a way for you to store your sensitive photos in a secure place that you can lock with your device passcode or fingerprint. This way, your sensitive photos won’t show up when you’re scrolling through Google Photos.

These photos could be anything from pictures of your loved ones to screenshots of payment receipts, a surprise gift, or anything else you don't want others to see if they have access to your phone, desktop, or a connected device like Nest Hub or Chromecast.