Hilia: Hide Files in Photos

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Hide secrets in plain photos & lock your vault. 100% offline & free.

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Total installs
7,622
exact · Play shows 5,000+
Installs / day
+1
7-day avg · last day +1
Rating
—★
— ratings · — reviews
Released
20 Aug 2018
8.2y ago
Last update
13 Oct 2026
v0.14.0 · 22h ago
Countries
—
not checked yet

Installs per day

gain of the exact counter
01234511 Oct12 Oct13 Oct

Lifetime avg ≈ 3/day (all installs ÷ days since release)

Daily tracking since 10 Oct 2026 · history grows every day

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
7,6207,6217,6227,62310 Oct12 Oct13 Oct
02,0004,0006,0008,00020 Aug 201810 Oct 202613 Oct 2026

Dashed: estimate from the release date (no daily data before 10 Oct 2026) · time axis compressed before that day

Daily tracking since 10 Oct 2026 · history grows every day

Change timeline

3 changesFull history
  1. Update date
    29 Sept 202613 Oct 2026
  2. Version
    0.12.0 → 0.14.0
  3. What's new
    Introducing Secure Chat — private, end-to-end encrypted messaging, built in. • Message friends 1:1 with Signal-grade encryption. Add them by QR or link — no phone number needed. • Send photos, files and voice messages, a…Secure chat now works with no account at all. • Start chatting anonymously — no sign-in, no phone number. Sign in later if you like; your identity stays the same. • Back up your chat identity to a passphrase-protected fi…

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

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Top chart positions

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • No data collected

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

17 in 10 groups
8 Sensitive4 Notable5 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Use your camera to take photos and record videos
  • Record sound using your phone's microphone
  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accounts
  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
IdentitySensitive1

Access to accounts on the device and your personal profile card

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS
ContactsSensitive1

Access to the contacts saved on your phone

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
CameraSensitive1

Access to your camera to take photos and record video

  • Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos · CAMERA
MicrophoneSensitive1

Access to your phone's microphone to record sound

  • Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio · RECORD_AUDIO
PhoneNotable1

Access to phone calls, call history, and voicemail

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
Device ID & call informationNotable1

Access to your phone's identifiers, mobile network details, and call status

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

  • See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherNotable6

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
  • Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
Hilia hides your secrets in plain sight. Text, files, or photos vanish inside an ordinary-looking picture — real steganography, not just a locked folder. 100% offline. No account needed. Your data never leaves your phone. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Hide secret text, a document, or a photo inside any cover photo — invisible to anyone but you • Reveal hidden secrets instantly from any stego image you receive • Store everything in a private, encrypted on-device vault • Scatter hidden photos into your regular gallery instead of a separate album, so they blend in as just another photo STEGANOGRAPHY — HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT Encryption protects your data but leaves obvious traces; steganography hides the very fact that a secret exists. Hilia weaves your data directly into a photo's pixels, choosing the best-quality method for full detail or an extra-stealth method that keeps a camera photo exactly as it is. The result opens and looks like any normal photo — because it is one. PRIVACY BY DESIGN • Fully offline — hide and reveal without an account or sign-up • Nothing is uploaded — we don't collect or see your data • Revealed secrets auto-blank the moment you switch apps, banking-app style • Optional passcode plus strong encryption layered on top of the hiding itself DECOY VAULT — YOUR SAFETY NET If someone ever forces you to unlock your phone, you shouldn't have to hand over your real secrets. Set up a second, decoy vault with its own passcode — it looks and behaves exactly like your real vault, but only shows what you choose to keep in it. Open the decoy passcode and that's all anyone sees; your real vault stays hidden and untouched. • Two vaults, two passcodes — the decoy is indistinguishable from the real one until you decide otherwise • Built for real-world situations: border checks, a stolen or seized phone, or anyone pressuring you to unlock FREE FOR EVERYONE • Hilia's full hide-and-reveal experience is free, with no account and no paywall • Free use is supported by ads; an optional Gold membership removes ads and adds extra perks WHO USES HILIA • Anyone who wants to keep something truly private, on their own device • People passing sensitive information discreetly • Privacy-conscious users avoiding cloud photo scanning of what they hide • Or just for fun — send a friend a photo and see if they can spot the secret inside GET STARTED Download Hilia and hide your first secret in under a minute — no account, no cloud, no catch. GOOD TO KNOW • Look for the app named "Hilia" on your device • Share the original file — chat apps that recompress or resize images can destroy hidden data • Vault data is removed if you uninstall the app • Hilia is a privacy tool: please use it responsibly and lawfully

What's new

Secure chat now works with no account at all. • Start chatting anonymously — no sign-in, no phone number. Sign in later if you like; your identity stays the same. • Back up your chat identity to a passphrase-protected file, and restore it on a new phone. • Signing in now uses your Google profile photo. • Fixed: invite QR codes wouldn't scan in dark mode. • Fixed: a chat stayed broken after a friend reinstalled Hilia.

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