How do I tun off live tiles for Photo's widget??!!!

[Stevens6464]

I've looked everywhere and can't seem how to turn this feature off. I have some personal photo's that I do not want on display when ever I whip my phone out in public. So how do you turn live tiles off for the "Photos" app. Thanks.

 

[HTC13]

Make the tile the smallest size and the photos will not display, just the theme color. There isn't a way to turn it off that I am aware of for medium an wide tiles.

 

[xmob101]

I have a few pictures marked as 'favourites' and they are the only ones that rotate on the large pictures tile on the home screen. Try that?

AFAIK there's no way to hide some of the pics and have the rest rotate.

 

[TheCrazySwede]

I have a few pictures marked as 'favourites' and they are the only ones that rotate on the large pictures tile on the home screen. Try that?

AFAIK there's no way to hide some of the pics and have the rest rotate.

If you have "Favorites," then those photos will show a thumbnail on the Camera Roll/Saved Photos tile. Alternatively, if removing favorites is not what you want, you can make the Photo Tile smaller, thus disabling the thumbnail. Removing all favorites will make the thumbnail randomly select photos to preview. If you want, you can select one or more photos that you wouldn't mind/prefer having as a live thumbnail and just keep that photo/those photos as your favorites.

 

[xmob101]

Was that reply meant for me or the OP? You're absolutely right and I was saying the same thing. The OP wanted to make sure his private photos aren't seen on the live tile and I was just saying that short of getting rid of the live tile OR making it smaller (like you suggested) he can save some pics as favourites and those will rotate. This way he can keep a large photos tile on the start screen.

I wish we get some kind of private vault feature with WP 8.1 to store away stuff behind a password.

 

[Candy Redd]

PHOTOS>SETTINGS>start tile shows....choose single photo

that single photo will be your tile and will not change unless you change it

 

[mth17]

Actually... There is a better way that I have found because I had the same problem as OP

1. Make 1 photo your "favorite"
2. Make sure there are no other favorite photos
3. Go to your Settings.
4. Swipe to the Applications Tab.
5. Press photos+camera
6. Select "favorite photos" from the dropdown menu of "Start Tile shows"
7. Remove the the photo that you have made a favorite in Step 1
8. ???
9. Profit. Your start screen will no longer show any photos, but rather just say Photos
10. I did this because I wanted to Photos Tile to be transparent too and wanted to see my background perfectly.

 

[bradhicks]

Agree with poster above. Discovered this by accident the other day, and now my Photo's tile is also transparent. So definitely works.

 

[rollindice]

Actually... There is a better way that I have found because I had the same problem as OP

1. Make 1 photo your "favorite"
2. Make sure there are no other favorite photos
3. Go to your Settings.
4. Swipe to the Applications Tab.
5. Press photos+camera
6. Select "favorite photos" from the dropdown menu of "Start Tile shows"
7. Remove the the photo that you have made a favorite in Step 1
8. ???
9. Profit. Your start screen will no longer show any photos, but rather just say Photos
10. I did this because I wanted to Photos Tile to be transparent too and wanted to see my background perfectly.

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Yeah i did same too a long time back since i wanted transparent tile