Google photos photos on iPhone and iPad will soon be able to protect the most sensitive images within a special folder with Passcode, thanks to a new functionality coming on the iOS app.A bit like Big G's pixels.
Currently exclusive for Pixel telephones, the blocked Privacy -oriented folder function allows users to save photos and videos in the app within a separate space that requires a passcode or fingerprint to access.
The media saved in the folder remain hidden, which means that sensitive photos are not displayed while users scroll photos of Google or any other app on their device.Google says that the function will arrive on iOS "at the beginning of next year".
It is important to emphasize that at least how it currently works on pixel phones, all the backups on cloud of the elements inserted in the blocked folder are automatically eliminated by the Google servers.
The company advertises its backup service of photos and videos as "a safe home for the memories of life", thanks to the "world -level security" and the encryption it uses "to protect the photos of which the backup is taken".
Despite these guarantees, Google was forced to contact about 100 last year.000 utenti per informare che alcuni dei loro video privati di cui era stato eseguito il backup sui server erano stati inviati accidentalmente a estranei a causa di un “problema tecnico”.
Apple still does not offer an equivalent feature in its native photo app for iOS.It includes an option to hide some photos from the main library by moving them inside a "hidden" folder, which can be literally hidden in the photo app, but which can still be seen when the images selector is used in third -party apps, therefore not completely invisible by prying eyes.
Note, that the same function is not available for non -Pixel Android devices.
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