iPhone tips and tricks: 5 smart ways to stop people from snooping on your smartphone

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iPhone tips and tricks: Let's be honest. Nobody likes people snooping around on their smartphones. In fact, they will all detest it. Whether it is sneaky glances from someone sitting beside you, or a friend who loves to look through your device, it is both annoying and potentially dangerous to your data security. The risk just multiplies if you keep any sensitive and confidential information or your financial data on your phone. Staying alert at all times is not easy, and if you use an iPhone, you may not have to. These are 5 smart ways to make sure your device is protected from both bad actors and those pesky people around you. Let us take a look.

The first thing snoopers usually do is go through your Photos app. But your photos may not be meant for everyone to see. So, if you are dealing with those who don't make it easy for you to put your phone down at all, and you're considering deleting all such photos, then wait. There is a solution available.

You can hide pictures from appearing in your photo library on your Photos app. It's an easy fix and will help save your sensitive pictures from being seen. In order to do so, just select the images you want to hide and then tap on the share icon. Scroll down to find the Hide option and select it. That's it, the images should vanish.

But don't worry, they are not really gone. You can find them by going to Albums and then scrolling down to find the Hidden folder. And in case you want to hide the folder as well, you can always go to Photo Settings and do that.

Screenshots are often taken to be shared with a particular friend or just to save something important and sensitive in nature. Either way, they do not need to be around forever. And often, they can cause uncomfortable moments