Lock your files with Face ID or Touch ID
Anyone holding your phone can open Photos. With the My Files lock they need your face or fingerprint — and even turning the lock off requires authentication.
What is this feature?
Not everything you download is for public viewing. With the My Files lock on, the app draws an opaque cover over the contents of My Files and lifts it only after Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode.
Authentication lasts one session: as soon as the app goes to the background, the lock returns. More importantly, turning the lock off also requires authentication, so someone holding your unlocked phone cannot simply switch it off. If your device has no passcode at all, the lock stays open because there is nothing for it to rest on.
Face ID or Touch ID
Or the device passcode when biometrics aren't available.
Re-locks every time
One session per authentication; backgrounding re-locks it.
Turning it off is protected
Nobody disables the lock but you.
Away from Photos
Switch off album saving to keep files inside the app only.
How to use it
- 1
Open Settings
From the Settings tab in the app.
- 2
Turn on the My Files lock
In the Downloads section.
- 3
Authenticate
Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode.
- 4
Turn off album saving
Optional — keeps files inside the app alone.
When to use it
A shared device
Kids or friends use your phone without seeing your files.
Sensitive documents
Contracts, IDs and invoices behind a biometric lock.
Work content
Keep work files apart from your personal album.
Frequently asked questions
Where are files stored?
Are they hidden from Photos?
What if my device has no passcode?
Can the lock be switched off easily?
Is it free?
Get Raheeb free
On the App Store for iPhone and iPad — no account, and your first download takes seconds.