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You deserve it!\n\nPV protects your private photos and videos by passcode protect, fingerprint touch ID and data encryption. It's easy to use and safe for storing your private photos, and it provides cloud storage service in-app.\n\n==========================\nBasic Features\n\n- Hide private photos and videos into app with encrypted data transfer\n- Free unlimited storage\n- Automatically delete photos from public library after hiding private photos\n- Password and Face ID protection\n- Fake password protection\n- Slideshow\n- Set customized album cover\n- Trash folder to store deleted photos temporarily\n- All-in-one photo editor\n- Customize the app icon\n- Nearby Drop: transfer photos between the phones\n- Tags, notes and search\n- Emergency Switch: jump to other apps when the phone is facing down.\n- Support audio files.\n==========================\nAdvanced Features:\n- Ad Free: Get rid of all ads!\n- Cloud Sync: privilege of Super members.\n- Third party cloud backup (privilege of Pro members).\n- Wi-Fi Transfer:  Make your app device and PC connected in the same network, and batch transfer your photos and videos.\n\n==========================\nContact Us\n• Email: photovault.info@gmail.com , we are glad to hear from you!\n\n==========================\nFAQ\n\nPlease read below FAQ document if you need help, it summarizes the most popular questions from customers:\nhttps://www.photovault.cn/pv/faq_en.html\n\n==========================\nNotice Must-Read!!!\n\nQ: What if you forgot your passcode?\nA: Please go to App Setting > Set Recovery Email to set an email address, this email will be used when you forget password next time.\n\nQ: I deleted the app/lost my phone/restored factory defaults, can I get back my photos?\nA: All the photos/videos stored in this app are stored in your local device′s storage. If you delete this app, iOS will delete all the data inside this app. It means if you never backup the data in the app, the photos/videos will be gone. \n\n==========================\nPV Super Membership Subscription\n\n- With a PV Super Membership subscription, you have access to all features and paid cloud backup(PV provides the interface to transfer data between this app and third-party public cloud apps such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, One Drive), Wi-Fi transfer, Fake Password, etc. Advertisements will be removed automatically. \n\n- PV Pro Unlimited subscription is billed monthly or annually at the rate corresponding to the selected plan. In addition, a one-time payment will be offered if needed, which is not one of the subscription plan. \n\n- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. \n\n- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. \n\n- Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. \n\n- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. To cancel your subscription, you can go to your iPhone/iPad/iPod's Settings> [your name] > iTunes & App Store, tap your Apple ID, tap View Apple ID, tap Subscriptions, click on 'Cancel Subsciption' for the app. \n\n- Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.\n\nMusic: https://www.bensound.com\n\n- Terms of use\nhttps://www.photovault.cn/pv/terms.html\n\n- Privacy Policy\nhttps://www.photovault.cn/pv/privacy.html\n\nMusic: https://www.bensound.com","facts":{"developer_id":1763968228,"developer_url":"https://photovault.cn","first_released":"2014-05-05T12:05:03Z","support_url":"https://photovault.cn/","privacy_url":"https://photovault.cn/pv/privacy.html","website_url":"https://photovault.cn/","app_version":"7.7.5","release_notes":"Added support for iPhone Duo.","rating_current_version":4.70967,"rating_count_current_version":30274,"star_counts":[657,345,1127,2873,25269],"genres":["Photo & Video","Lifestyle"],"languages":["EN","FR","DE","IT","JA","KO","PT","RU","ZH","ES","ZH","TR"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipad"],"made_for_iphone_duo":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-22T19:48:13.211Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-20T18:30:14.630Z","reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-22T19:48:13.211Z","summary_written_at":"2026-10-13T07:19:52.732Z","placed_at":"2026-10-13T02:57:53.513Z","scored_at":"2026-10-23T19:56:13.459Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Photo and video vault that hides private media behind a passcode, Face ID or Touch ID, with encrypted storage.","what_is":"PV is a free iOS app in the Photo & Video genre that hides photos and videos behind passcode, fingerprint Touch ID or Face ID protection, with data encryption. It can automatically delete photos from the public library after hiding them, and it includes a trash folder, slideshow, photo editor, audio file support and Nearby Drop transfers. 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