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Privacy · 2026-09-16
The iPhone Hidden album is not hidden. Here is what is.
Apple’s Hidden album is a flag on a normal photo. It stops a glance, not a search. What actually protects a photo on iPhone, and how to tell the difference between a locked door and an encrypted file.
Storage · 2026-09-16
iPhone storage full? Don’t delete the videos. Shrink them.
A minute of 4K60 is about 400 MB. Most of those bytes are there because the camera had to encode fast, not small. How on-device HEVC re-encoding gets a 512 MB clip to 118 MB without a visible difference — and how to check.
Alternatives · 2026-09-16
A Keepsafe alternative that never asks for your email
Keepsafe requires an account, stores photos on its servers and has left users with missing libraries after a phone change. Here is what an alternative built the opposite way looks like.
Privacy · 2026-09-16
What “Data Not Collected” actually means on an App Store page
The privacy label is self-reported, but it is specific. What each category means, why most vault apps declare usage data, and how a small app with no server ends up with a blank label.
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