Original photo and video resources, thumbnails, library metadata, and local indexes are encrypted at rest.
Preparing for the App Store
Photo encryption, in useful language
AES-256-GCM, SQLCipher and Argon2id solve different parts of the problem. Here is what those names mean for your media.
Encrypted Library & BackupsNo account, advertising, analytics or behavioral tracking.
No vague promises
A clearer way to decide
Photress is a private, encrypted photo and video library designed to keep your files under your control. Your media stays on your iPhone and in backup locations you choose. No Photress account is required.
Use these steps as a decision framework rather than a promise that one storage choice removes every risk.
Every media resource gets its own random 256-bit key. AES-256-GCM encrypts and authenticates the data, so altered or corrupted encrypted content is rejected.
Metadata uses a separately keyed SQLCipher database. Backup Passphrases use Argon2id, while the local App Code is deliberately excluded from portable-backup encryption.
Open your library with Face ID or your local App Code.
Import photos and videos from Photos or Files.
What matters here
Details that should not stay hidden
AES-256-GCM, SQLCipher and Argon2id solve different parts of the problem. Here is what those names mean for your media.
Good privacy software should make the state understandable before asking you to trust it.
Browse your photos, play videos, and organize with albums, favorites, and smart collections. Pro also adds nested folders and additional independent backup destinations.
Encrypted Library & Backups
What Photress promises — and what it does not
Photress reports only the evidence it has. It does not turn a local write into a cloud-upload claim or a successful integrity check into a completed restore test.
Before you continue
Keep at least one portable backup credential outside the iPhone, retain access to the chosen destination and verify important copies periodically.