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How to unhide photos on an iPhone in a few simple steps using the Photos app

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You can hide, and later unhide, any images in the Photos app on your iPhone. Sean Wolfe / Business Insider
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Whether it's a snooping partner, curious coworker, or nosy roommate, there are plenty of reasons to want to hide some of your iPhone photos.

But there are also plenty of reasons you may feel that you've gone too far when it comes to your personal privacy concerns. 

After all, when you hide a photo in the Photos album, you've banished it, in a sense: You can no longer see those photos in your Moments, Years, and Collections view.

Fortunately, if you feel you've gone too far when it comes to your privacy, there is a way to undo your due diligence — you can unhide photos on your iPhone

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How to unhide photos on an iPhone using the Photos app

1. Open the Photos app and tap the Albums tab. 

2. Scroll down to the "Other Albums" section.

3. Tap "Hidden" in the menu.

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In the "Other Albums" menu you'll see "Imports," "Hidden," and "Recently Deleted."  Emma Witman/Business Insider

4. Tap "Select" in the top right corner.

5. Select the photos you want to unhide.

6. Tap the bottom left icon, typically associated with uploading or sharing, that looks like a square with an arrow pointing up.

7. Select "Unhide" from the pop-up menu. 

How to unhide photos on iPhone
For all those selfies you're no longer ashamed of in retrospect, you can unhide them.  Emma Witman/Business Insider

 

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Emma Witman is an Asheville, NC-based freelance journalist with a keen interest in writing about hardware, PC gaming, politics, and personal finance. She is a former crime reporter for a daily newspaper, and has also written extensively about bartending for Insider. She may or may not judge your drink order when behind the bar. Follow her on Twitter at @emwity.