iPhone’s hidden photos appear on Mac Photo app when tethered.

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iPhone’s hidden photos appear on Mac Photo app when tethered.

When tethering my iPhone 15 Pro Max (18.3.1) to my Mac M1 Studio (running Sonoma 14.7.4) to transfer photos, I noticed my hidden photos appearing on the phone’s photo roll when scrolling through them on the Photos app. That seems like a gross oversight or is there a setting that I missed? It would make sense anything hidden on one’s phone also remain so when connected to Mac as default. Apple needs to fix this if there is none.

Mac Studio, macOS 14.7

Posted on Mar 10, 2025 5:45 PM

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Mar 11, 2025 7:43 AM in response to Jeffrey C

I don't connect my phone to my Mac (I use iCloud, unless I'm just fooling around,) so I don't have much experience with this. But I know that to connect the phone to a Mac you have to unlock the phone, so you have to have the passcode-- the same one that opens the Hidden view. So it doesn't seem such a breech of security to me. I doubt that Apple will be too concerned.

You should also know that Hidden is not a place to hide government nuclear weapons secrets, or even your most sacred private stuff. Anybody who knows your 4 or 6 digit code gets to see everything. Hidden is great for avoiding being confronted by certain sights during causal viewing. It's not for anything else, really.

However, if you'd like to leave suggestions for Apple, go here:

Feedback - Photos - Apple

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iPhone’s hidden photos appear on Mac Photo app when tethered.

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