Photos & videos
Import private photos and videos into an encrypted vault, or take new photos directly with Sealby’s camera. The in-app camera captures photos, not video.
Scenarios
Use cases and scenarios: what to keep private on your iPhone, and when
Most private photos are not exposed by hackers. They turn up when a phone is handed over, a passcode is shared or an album syncs to a family device. Here is what people keep in Sealby, and the everyday situations where a separate, encrypted vault makes the difference.
Use cases: what people keep in a vault
Photos, documents, codes and records that should not sit in your camera roll or an unlocked app.
Notes & documents
Journals, contracts, PDFs and scans, plus rich-text notes. Notes are a core feature here, not an add-on.
Passwords, 2FA & recovery codes
Backup codes, license keys, Wi-Fi passwords and recovery codes, kept where no cloud service can read them.
Travel & border crossings
Keep fewer sensitive files on the phone. Encrypted vaults have no stored list or count, but cannot guarantee the outcome of a device search.
IDs, financial & tax records
Passport scans, statements, tax returns and insurance documents, each encrypted with its own key.
Medical & health records
Test results, prescriptions and care documents for you or someone you care for, kept truly private.
Family safe word
AI can clone a voice from a ten-second clip. Agree on a family safe word, and keep it where no scammer can read it.
Private journal
Write in an encrypted vault with its own credential and no stored vault list or count. Keep it locked; open entries and external copies need care.
When home isn’t safe
Encrypted storage for evidence, documents and plans, with no stored vault list or count. The app can still draw attention; a decoy cannot guarantee safety.
Journalists & sources
Encrypted vaults for reporting notes, contacts and files. No stored vault list or count, but no guaranteed outcome during a device search.
Confidential work & IP
Client files, NDAs, research and case material, kept apart from your personal photos and notes.
Wills & digital legacy
Keep a copy of your will, instructions and account details sealed. Pass on the vault’s recovery phrase to the person you choose.
Any file, any type
Archives, spreadsheets, audio. Whatever the file, it is encrypted the same way, with its own key.
The shared iPad
One tablet, many hands. Your vault opens only with your PIN. Every other PIN opens its own separate space, never yours.
Relationship privacy
A private space for journals, surprises and your own past, protected by a separate vault credential.
Scenarios: when other people see your phone, photos or accounts
The situations in which a private photo or file is most often exposed, and how a vault helps.
Private photos, screenshots and records on your phone
Sensitive pictures end up in the same camera roll as everything else.
Screenshots with sensitive details
Bank codes, boarding passes, test results, ID photos and private chats all land in the camera roll as screenshots. Move them into a vault and delete the copy in Photos.
Intimate photos you do not want surfacing
Private photos you chose to take or share with a partner should not pop up in Memories, a widget or a shared library. Keep them in a vault with its own PIN, encrypted on your device.
You shared a private photo and the other person kept a copy
No app can delete a copy on someone else’s phone. What you can control is your own copy and where it syncs: keep the original in your vault, out of shared albums and other devices.
Receipts, measurements and progress photos
Purchase receipts, body measurements, fitness or treatment progress photos: personal records you want to keep, but not next to the photos you show friends.
Private records and documents
Medical letters, contracts and financial statements often live as photos or PDFs on the phone. Keep them in a vault, organised in folders, with notes beside them.
Passwords and codes saved as photos or notes
A photo of the Wi-Fi password, a screenshot of backup codes, a note with a PIN: store them in an encrypted vault rather than in Photos or an unlocked notes app.
Second numbers and separate accounts
If you keep a second phone number or a separate account for selling, dating or work, keep its login details and recovery codes in a vault, apart from your everyday apps.
When someone pressures you to unlock your phone
Privacy is also about safety when another person controls or checks your phone.
A partner who checks or controls your phone
If someone demands your PIN, a different PIN can open an ordinary vault while your private vault stays hidden, with no list of vaults to give it away. If you are in danger, contact local support services first.
Family members who go through your phone
A parent, sibling or relative who picks up your phone sees the camera roll first. Keep what is private in a vault that opens only with your PIN.
Keep private things out of your camera roll.
Sealby encrypts photos, videos and files on your iPhone or iPad, behind a PIN that is not your phone’s passcode.
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iPhone & iPad · iOS 17+ · Free