Android phone is a very smart phone , it can scan your Media Files (Images and Videos) from anywhere on your phone and put them in the default gallery (for everyone to see). What if i want some of my pictures / Videos to be private i.e. can be seen only by me ? Maybe there is an app in the market that can put all my private files in a safe locker which can only be viewed by me…
Well there is such an app –> Hide it Pro and best part is its FREE and runs on Android 1.6 and above
Below is a tutorial on to how to use this app
The moment you launch the app you’ll be presented with a screen similar to the one below. Wtf ?? i did not want an Audio Manager app. What the heck is this. Well this is just a disguise to hide the app itself.
To go to the Actual hide it pro. Long Press on the Audio Manager Icon to access the actual Hide It Pro. btw this Audio Manager is full functional. You can change all the volumes from here directly.
The moment you First install and Run the app you’ll be asked to Select a Lock Screen Type . Select any one from Pin based or Password Based. Then enter the pin/password you want to use and set up a recovery email.
Once the setup is complete you’ll be taken back to the audio manager disguise screen. Long press on the title to go to the lock screen. Here you enter you pin/password to login
Enter your password and click Login. Next you’ll be shown your Pictures and Video Vault.
To hide the files in your vault Go to your default android gallery. Select the pictures/videos you want to hide –> click Share –> Select Audio Manager from the popup. Now from here you can create a new folder (in the vault) or save to an existing folder in the vault. For this demo i am saving it in a new folder with name “Kung Fu Panda”
To view the hidden files Go to Vault –> Click on the Pictures –> Now you’ll be presented with two Albums Random and Kung Fu panda (the one you just created) Click on your Album and browse images in the inbuilt gallery. Click on the arrows to go to next and previous images (or you can Flick forward and backwards) , double tap to zoom in/out and pan around . You can even start the Slideshow and set up duration of photo change.
To unhide all the images Long Press on the album and select Unhide. To unhide a single image long press on the image on the thumbnail view and select unhide
Before exiting Please ensure that you have hidden the files by running the Media Scanner by going to Vault and clicking Run Media Scanner in the Options Menu
FAQs
Q : I have hidden the files but it is still showing in my picture gallery
Answer : Please ensure that you have run the Media Scanner after you hide your files. To run the Media Scanner . Go to Vault and Click Run Media Scanner from the options men
Update: We now have official facebook page. So you can connect with us there as well . Search for Hide it pro on facebook and Like us 
Update 2: Vault location : ProgramData/Android/Language/.fr/
I love the app now when I try to unhide a photo I keep getting an error report .
been a long time user. I got a new phone and I was wondering what files, folders, etc, do I need to copy to the new phone before install the program. I would appreciate if you could tell me the location of the files.
Great app! Just can’t find the pic files once they are hidden. Just to assure they are still in my phone how can I find them?
Thanks!
I also see the much too fast slideshow that Mark sees when using the 5 second default choice.
In a set of 250 images displayed truly randomly, you can expect to see a lot of images come up more than once. I’d like to suggest that rather than display the images RANDOMLY, it’d be more useful to SHUFFLE the images – display each image once and only once per cycle, but to randomize the ORDER in which they’re displayed. Subtle difference, but much preferable.
The updates are great and my previous problem of not getting the slideshow duration dialogue has now gone. It is also good that there is the random option. Not sure if was already there or not when I first commented, but thanks anyway.
I love this app and make good use of it, but have 2 issues.
1) The random option is not very random. I have a folder with 250 images and tend to see the same ones over and over again with regularity. Perhaps a different random number generator is required.
2) Perhaps more important. The slideshow duration works well with all of the options except for 5 seconds (the value I actually want to use). When I select this duration, more often than not the slideshow goes off in turbo mode going through them at about 5 per second rather than every 5 seconds.
As I said, I love this app, but please fix this these slideshow issues.
I use a Galaxy Samsung S
Keep up the great work
The new version does a much better job of hiding…but makes it a lot harder to manage. Is there any way to add/delete files with my phone mounted as a usb device?
replying to my own message…
Yes, it’s possible to add and delete files with the phone mounted as a usb device. I wrote a batch file that copies jpg files while simultaneously changing the file extension to .bin. Hideit Pro recognizes the files just fine.
Like the 2.5.6 update and gladly bought a registration key to hide ads! Appreciate the random slideshow option and fixing the bug with the on-screen controls sticking on.
A few problems:
I get force closes in the settings panel if I try to change Auto Lock Time or Auto Login. Other settings all work ok.
In pictures, thumbnails for each folder are blank, just a cyan-colored border around a black square. Thumbnails within a folder are fine after the initial thumbnail scan, but folders stay blank ever after they’ve been opened once.
#1 – Solved with the recent update pushed (f.c. in settings)
#2 – Long press on the thumbnails and select “Set as folder pic”
#2, thanks, that makes sense.
#1, still getting fcs after 2 rapid updates
Ooops…
Sorry for such fast updates. another update solves the fc in settings finally….
Yes, latest update solves the FC for me. Thanks for amazing turnaround on this bug report!
Help!!!!
delete thumnail, and hide pic is invisible.
Not found T.T
how to re fix?
help help help
What happened exactly ?
After installing update I no longer know where files are. Doesn’t seem to be same place as before.
uninstalled hide it pro, is there any chance my photos and videos are still on my htc hero someplace? would like to reinstall.
Yes , they are still there. just do a reinstall and they will be back.
Please tell me the location of the file as well, that would help me organise my hidden files easier.:)
Thank u for the app, its great!
Sent to you too.
I need that directory of where the files that used to be in myvault went to. Also is there a way to sort the gallery directories in alpha order?
Sent the info to your email. And no there is is no way to sort the gallery directories order (atleast not yet)
I recently tried to hide the flirtomatic app and it won’t hide it bc its not rooted or sumthin how can I fix this
by rooting your phone
Hi. Great program. Thanks for your efforts. My question is: would there be any way to have an option to play the screen saver in random order?
I had thought that was what the random folder would do that but it doesn’t seem to.
I too would request location of. Myvault folder plz tia
……..sent
Great app! Just to assure myself. Where can “I” find the files. I just want to know they are still on my phone.
Thanks,
Prd
sent to you too…
would you please send the location to me, also?
Thank you very much!