PrivaVault: Hide Photo & Video

Looking for a secure, offline way to hide photos, videos, and sensitive files? PrivaVault is a privacy-first private photo vault, encrypted secret album and secure file locker that keeps your personal pictures, private videos and confidential documents protected on your device.

Built with a zero-knowledge design, authenticated AES-256-GCM encryption and memory-hard Argon2 PIN protection, PrivaVault keeps your hidden files encrypted at rest. No ads, no trackers, no developer servers.

🔒 CORE PRIVACY & SECURITY FEATURES

- Hide Photos, Videos & Documents: Move private photos, secret family videos and sensitive documents out of your public gallery into an encrypted offline vault.
- True AES-256-GCM Encryption: Unlike apps that simply rename files or use hidden folders, PrivaVault encrypts every file at rest and protects your PIN with Argon2.
- Decoy PIN (Fake Vault): Forced to unlock your phone? A second PIN opens a harmless dummy vault while your real files stay invisible.
- App Icon Disguise: Change the app name and icon to a generic utility look.
- Silent Intruder Selfie: Captures a front-camera photo after a wrong PIN. Saved encrypted on your device only.
- Screen Protection & Key Wipe: Blocks screenshots, blanks the Recent Apps preview and clears session keys from memory when you leave the app.
- Biometric Unlock: Fingerprint or face unlock.
- Offline Master Recovery Key: Reset a forgotten PIN without email or cloud. Generate a new recovery key anytime inside the app.
- Secure Media Player: View photos and play videos inside the vault without exporting decrypted copies to external storage.
- 30-Day Trash Bin & Shredder: Restore deleted files within 30 days, or overwrite and shred them permanently.
- Google Drive Backup & Auto-Sync: Optionally back up your vault, encrypted on your device first, to your own private Drive space (appDataFolder). New phone or reinstalled? Tap "Already have a backup? Restore it" on the login screen, before creating a new PIN.

🛡️ WHY CHOOSE PRIVAVAULT?

1. Zero Knowledge: Only your PIN or Offline Master Recovery Key can unlock your vault. We cannot access or recover your files, so keep your recovery key safe.
2. Ad-Free & Local: No advertisements, no account or email registration, no behavioral tracking.
3. Clean Media Selection: Uses Android's Photo Picker, giving access only to the files you choose.

📂 PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED

- Camera: Only for intruder selfies on failed unlock attempts.
- Internet: Only for the Google Drive backup and auto-sync you enable.
- Foreground Service: Keeps large backups running.

Take control of your digital privacy today. Download PrivaVault to hide photos, videos and files in a private, ad-free, offline encrypted vault.

Recent changes:
• Aegiva Vault is now PrivaVault! New name and refined icon—your existing encrypted files, PIN, and backups remain 100% safe.
• Upgraded Intruder Capture camera engine for faster and more reliable silent selfies.
• Updated onboarding guide with clear visual instructions for Stealth Mode and Cloud Restore.
• Under-the-hood performance and device compatibility improvements.