Let me start by saying that privacy is the most important thing for an individual. We try our best to keep our personal data and information away from the eyes of others. On the other hand, we’re talking about android which is the leading Operating System today with over 850,000 applications and 48 billion downloads. Android Operating System scans all of your data like images and videos from you file manager and show it all in the Gallery. And anyone can see your gallery and so our images and videos. So where’s the privacy?
In this article, I’ll be showing you all that how can you hide not only your personal images and videos but also applications, messages and calls in your Android device. For this we’ll be using a third-party application “Hide It Pro” from the Google Play Store which allows you to hide all of your personal data easily and very cleverly. Hide It Pro is like another galley in your device which is accessible by only you. Others can’t even find this gallery.
Below is the proper guide of using “Hide It Pro”:
Setting Up:
- Download the Hide It Pro from the and Install it.
- After complete installation, you’ll see an “Audio Manager” icon in your drawer. Now you must be wondering that you didn’t download the Audio Manager. It should be Hide It Pro. Here’s the clever part comes, the actual Hide It Pro app is disguised behind this fully functional Audio Manager.
- Launch the Audio Manager, you’ll see all audio managing functions with a message on the top “Tap and hold on the logo above to launch the actual hide it pro app. This message will disappear next time you launch the app.” So as it was in the message, tap and hold the logo and the actual Hide It Pro app will appear.
- Now you have the Hide It Pro setup on the screen. You have two options to lock. One is Pin based and other is Password based. I’ll be showing the Pin based.
- Tap on the Pin based option, type the Pin code and save it.
- Now you’ll be asked to enter a recovery email. You can skip this setup but it’s better to enter an email in case you forget your Pin.
- Now Hide It Pro app will make its settings. After complete setting up, it’s done. Next time you’ll try to access the Hide It Pro, you’ll have to enter the Pin.
Hide Pictures and Videos from Android Gallery:
- Go to galley and open the picture (or video) you want to hide (You can select multiple files). Tap on “Menu” and then “Share”. You’ll see the “Audio Manager” option, tap on it.
- Now you’ll be directed to the usual Audio Manager. As explained before, tap and hold the logo and the actual Hide It Pro app will appear. Enter the Pin to access the app.
- After entering the Pin correctly, you’ll be asked to create or select the folder. Tap on create “Create Folder”. And then name the folder and select whether you want it as a folder or album.
- Now the picture (or video) you selected before is hidden. You can access the picture by usual procedure of accessing the Hide It Pro app. There’ll be different categories for different media files.
Hide Apps:
To hide apps, you need a rooted device. If your device is rooted, then you can hide apps from “Hide Apps” icon on the main screen of the Hide It Pro app. But if your device is not rooted then you cannot hide the apps. You’ll get this warning when you’ll tap on Hide Apps icon.
Hide Messages and Calls:
To hide messages and calls, you’ll have to download the SMS and Call Blocker Plug-in. When you’ll tap on “Messages” icon from the main screen of the app, you’ll be asked to get that plug-in.
Other Main features of “Hide It Pro”:
- Categorize media into folders of your choice
- Delete, Share, Unhide or Move pictures between albums
- Sort files by Date, Size or Name and sort folders by Count or Name
- Gallery Zoom Features: Pinch to Zoom, Double Tap to Zoom, One finger hold and move zoom
- Slide show with Fade, Zoom and Swipe effects
- Send/Share Pictures
- Special Optimization for low-end phones.
- Disappear from the recent app list
- Video Player with all important supports
- Built in encryption tool
- And lot more
So overall “Hide It Pro” is the best app which sets perfectly with our privacy needs. This app has been rated 4.8 out 5 which is really impressive and this clearly shows that users are really satisfied with performance of “Hide It Pro”.
So what are you waiting for? Download this app from and keep you all private data hidden and safe from others. It is certainly one of the best Android apps to hide personal data.
