Hide and finish
Blur what nobody else should see, then give the picture a finishing touch: a frame around it, or a colour behind a see-through picture.
For anyone sharing a photo with a face, a name, an address or a number plate in it, and for anyone who wants a photo to look finished.
The pictures show a phone. On a computer the tools sit down the left side with their names, and the rest works the same way.
On this page
Blur private details
- Tap Redact.
- Drag a box over what should not be seen. It turns into a blur straight away.
- Drag the box to move it, or a corner to make it bigger or smaller.
- Add as many boxes as you need. Duplicate copies the selected box, Remove deletes it.
What to look for before you share
Things people often forget to hide:
- Faces of people who did not agree to be shared, especially children.
- Number plates, house numbers and street signs near your home.
- Names, addresses, phone numbers and codes on letters, parcels, tickets and screens.
- Anything reflected in a window, a mirror or sunglasses.
Add a frame
- Tap Frame.
- Tap a frame under the picture. None takes it off again.
- Change the frame with the settings above the frames. Every frame has a Color; most also have a Size, and some let you set how far in the frame sits (Offset) or how round its corners are (Radius).
Write on a Polaroid
Polaroid gives the picture a white border with room underneath, like an instant photo. Then tap Annotate, pick Text and write a date or a few words on the white strip.
A colour behind a see-through picture
Some pictures have see-through parts: logos, cut-outs, stickers and round pictures saved as PNG. Whatever is behind them shows through, so they can look different in every app.
- Tap Fill.
- Tap a colour. It shows everywhere the picture is see-through.
- The chequered square keeps those parts see-through.
On a video
The video and GIF editor has no Redact, Frame or Fill. To hide something in a video's thumbnail, open it with Edit this frame: Redact is there. Choose the thumbnail shows how.
Ideas
Share a screenshot safely
Blur names, phone numbers and profile pictures with Redact before you post a screenshot of a chat.
A photo to print as a gift
Polaroid in Frame, then a date with Text on the white strip.
A logo that works everywhere
Give a see-through logo a white background with Fill, so it never disappears on a dark screen.
Related guides
Image editor
Crop, brighten, add text and stickers, make a meme, or hide something private before you share a photo.
Video and GIF editor
Trim a clip, cut out a part, add captions that come and go, and choose the thumbnail people see first.
Crop, rotate and resize
Crop to a shape, straighten, zoom, turn, mirror, and set an exact size in pixels.
Light and colour
What each Finetune setting does, every filter, and quick fixes for dark or dull photos.
Still stuck? When something goes wrong explains the common error messages, and Get help shows how to reach the team.