Redact on iPhone
Start in Photos or the app. Keep the useful message readable and export a separate copy.
Read the guideScreenshot redaction guides
Use the steps for your phone, then find an example for the information you need to hide. The guides include real app screens and a downloadable export.
Start with your phone
Open an image, review the suggestions and create a separate copy.
Redact on Android
Send an image from your gallery, adjust its masks, and continue through the Share menu.
Read the guideChoose which details to hide
Keep the message useful for an AI chat, a support ticket or a public post.
Prepare a screenshot for an AI chat
Keep the missing-item conversation and cover the contact details the question does not need.
Read the guideHide API keys and tokens
Cover the full credential while keeping the error readable. Check repeated copies too.
Read the guideHide a surname or selected letters
Keep Maya visible and cover Chen with the word and character controls.
Read the guideCheck the whole copy
Look beyond the first suggestions, review hidden file data and inspect the export.
Find details the scan can miss
Check the address, notifications, repeated text, faces and codes before exporting.
Read the guideRemove GPS and photo metadata
Review the GPS, EXIF and TIFF controls. Check the photo itself as well as its hidden file data.
Read the guideCheck the exported screenshot
Compare a source image with the actual exported PNG, then inspect the file you will send.
Read the guideThese guides use Cloakshot on iOS and Android. Scanning and editing are free; exporting needs an active trial or Pro Lifetime. The screenshots use fictional details.