Works for My Video Safe whether or not it has its own passcode. No download needed.
Touch and hold My Video Safe's icon, tap Require Face ID, then confirm. On iOS 18 and later that puts My Video Safe behind Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode; choose Hide and Require Face ID instead to move it into App Library's Hidden folder as well.
Lock My Video Safe with Face ID
- Find My Video Safe on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. My Video Safe now asks for authentication every time it opens.
To test it, close My Video Safe from the App Switcher and open it again. You should see the Face ID prompt before any content appears.
Hide My Video Safe in App Library
- Touch and hold My Video Safe's icon and tap Require Face ID.
- Choose Hide and Require Face ID instead of Require Face ID.
- Confirm. The icon leaves your Home Screen and moves to the Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library.
- To open it later, swipe to App Library, tap Hidden and authenticate.
Hiding also locks the app. To undo either, touch and hold the icon again and choose Don't Require Face ID.
Why lock My Video Safe?
My Video Safe is a photo vault, the kind of app that tends to hold personal information you would not want on screen if someone borrows your unlocked phone. A photo vault holds the pictures you least want seen, so the questions that matter are where the files live, whether they are encrypted, and what happens if you forget the PIN or change phones.
Photo and video apps usually request access to your photo library. iOS lets you share only selected photos, which keeps the rest of the library — and its location metadata — away from the app.
A lock answers one question — who can open the app on this iPhone. It does not change what My Video Safe sends to its developer; for that, see My Video Safe's full privacy report.
What the lock does and does not do
It does
- Ask for Face ID, Touch ID or passcode every time My Video Safe opens
- Hide message previews in notifications
- Keep My Video Safe's content out of Spotlight and Siri suggestions
- With Hide, remove the icon from the Home Screen
It does not
- Stop someone who knows your passcode
- Encrypt or change how My Video Safe stores data
- Sync to your iPad or other devices
- Remove My Video Safe from purchase history or Screen Time reports
Don't see Require Face ID?
- Update to iOS 18 or later in Settings › General › Software Update.
- Make sure a passcode is set in Settings › Face ID & Passcode; the lock needs one.
- Some Apple apps (Settings, Calculator, Camera, Maps, Find My, Clock) cannot be locked or hidden.
- If your iPhone is managed by work or school, the option may be restricted.
Other settings worth checking for My Video Safe
Tracking
Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.
Photos
Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos. Limited Access lets you pick exactly which pictures the app can see; Add Photos Only lets it save without reading your library.
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › My Video Safe › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
My Video Safe's full privacy label
None declared
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After you lock My Video Safe
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FAQ
Does My Video Safe have its own passcode?
What happens to My Video Safe's notifications when it is locked?
Can someone who knows my passcode open a locked app?
Is a locked My Video Safe encrypted?
Why can't I see the Require Face ID option?
Does hiding My Video Safe remove it from my purchase history?
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