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Is Amazon Photos Safe?

Amazon Photos privacy label · by AMZN Mobile LLC · checked November 2026

  • Collects financial info
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App Privacy label Developer-reported · checked November 1, 2026
Used to track you
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None declared

Linked to you
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Not linked to you
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None declared

Short answer

Mostly a question of trust: Amazon Photos collects data linked to you but declares no tracking. The sensitive items are financial info and user content. In total the label lists 9 data types; 46% of photo vaults we checked declare tracking.

At a glance

Amazon Photos privacy in one look

Data exposure on the label
Linked to you
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Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.

Verdict from the label
Linked to you, no tracking

Amazon Photos collects 9 data types tied to your identity but declares no tracking.

Try it

Did Amazon Photos ask for something?

Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Amazon Photos' developer declared.

It asked me for access to…
Tap a prompt to compare it with the label.
Not on the label

Location is not on Amazon Photos' label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

Matches the label

Amazon Photos lists User Content on its label, linked to you. Choose Limited Access and pick only the photos you want to share.

Not on the label

Contacts is not on Amazon Photos' label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

Not declared on the label

Amazon Photos declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.

Not on the label

Health & Fitness is not on Amazon Photos' label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.

Line by line

What Amazon Photos collects, explained

Data typeWhat it coversWhere to limit it
Financial InfoSensitiveLinked to you Card numbers, bank details, credit scores, salary, income, assets or debts. Pay with Apple Pay where offered so the app never sees your card number, and turn on the app's own login lock.
User ContentSensitiveLinked to you Messages, photos, videos, audio recordings, documents and support chats you create or upload. Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos: choose Limited Access or None; review Microphone and Files access too.
Search HistoryLinked to you Searches you run inside the app. Look for a clear-history or private-search option in the app.
Contact InfoLinked to you Your name, email address, phone number or postal address. Use Sign in with Apple with Hide My Email where offered, and check the app's account and marketing preferences.
PurchasesLinked to you What you have bought or tend to buy. Review in-app marketing settings; subscriptions are listed in Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions.
IdentifiersLinked to you An account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier. Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking: turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track, or tap Ask App Not to Track when prompted.
Usage DataLinked to you What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. There is no single iOS switch. Look for an analytics or personalised-ads toggle in the app's own settings.
Other DataLinked to you Any data the developer did not fit into Apple's named categories. Read the app's privacy policy, linked from its App Store page.
DiagnosticsLinked to you Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate.
Reading the label

What Amazon Photos' label means for you

Amazon Photos' label has 9 types under “Data Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.

Amazon Photos declares no tracking, which means the developer says it does not combine your data with other companies' data for advertising or sell it to data brokers. The data linked to you — financial info, user content, search history, contact info, purchases, identifiers, usage data, other data and diagnostics — is still tied to your identity, typically through an account, and is covered by the developer's privacy policy and retention rules.

The items that deserve the most attention are financial info and user content. Financial data is high-value to criminals and is often regulated. Expect it in banking and budgeting apps; question it elsewhere.

A photo vault holds the pictures you least want seen, so the questions that matter are where the files live, whether they are encrypted, and what happens if you forget the PIN or change phones. Import a harmless test photo, then confirm the original in Photos is deleted or kept as you expect, and try the app's backup and restore before trusting it with anything important.

Among the 167 photo vaults in our snapshot with a label, 46% declare tracking, 54% collect data linked to you and 28% say they collect nothing. Amazon Photos lists 9 data types, more than the average of 2.5 for this group.

Photo and video apps usually request access to your photo library. iOS lets you share only selected photos, which keeps the rest of the library — and its location metadata — away from the app.

On your iPhone

Settings to check for Amazon Photos

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    Tracking

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.

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    Photos

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos. Limited Access lets you pick exactly which pictures the app can see; Add Photos Only lets it save without reading your library.

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    Sign-in

    When creating an account, Sign in with Apple can give the app a relay address from Hide My Email instead of your real one.

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    Lock the app

    On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.

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    Notifications

    Settings › Notifications › Amazon Photos › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.

Cross-app tracking

Does Amazon Photos track you?

No tracking declared

There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on Amazon Photos' label.

Does Amazon Photos track you? Full answer and how to stop it →

iOS 18 and later

Lock Amazon Photos behind Face ID

  1. Find Amazon Photos on your Home Screen or in App Library.
  2. Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
  3. Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
  4. Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Amazon Photos now asks for authentication every time it opens.

The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Amazon Photos has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.

Lock or hide Amazon Photos: step-by-step guide →

From the App Store record

About Amazon Photos

DeveloperAMZN Mobile LLC
App Store categoryPhoto & Video (also Lifestyle)
Latest version12.10.3, released October 2026
First releasedMay 2013
RequiresiOS 17.0 or later
Size333 MB
Age rating12+
Languages8 (EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, PT, ZH, ES)
Bundle IDcom.amazon.CloudDrivePhotos

The current version shipped in October 2026, so the app is actively maintained and its label is likely current. Labels are updated by developers when practices change.

Read with care

What the label cannot tell you

  • A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Amazon Photos sends.
  • It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
  • Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
  • Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
  • Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.

The question to ask Amazon Photos' developer: Can I get my photos back on a new iPhone without the old one?

How it compares

Amazon Photos vs similar photo vaults

Data types listed on each App Store privacy label
Tracks youLinked to youNot linkedCollects nothing

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Do it now

Your Amazon Photos privacy checklist

Tick what you have done
Tick each step as you do it on your iPhone.

Done. You have applied every control the label points to.

Quick quiz

True or false?

  1. Q1Amazon Photos' privacy label says it uses data to track you.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on Amazon Photos' label.

  2. Q2Apple tests every app to confirm its privacy label is accurate.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.

  3. Q3Amazon Photos collects Financial Info.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    True: Financial Info appears on its label.

  4. Q4Data “Not Linked to You” is never sent off your iPhone.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.

  5. Q5Tapping “Ask App Not to Track” can stop an app from working.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.

Questions people ask

Amazon Photos privacy FAQ

Is Amazon Photos safe to use?
Based on its App Store privacy label, amazon Photos collects 9 data types tied to your identity but declares no tracking. Whether that is acceptable depends on what you will store in it. The label is developer-reported, not an independent security test.
Does Amazon Photos track you?
No. Amazon Photos' label has no Data Used to Track You section.
What data does Amazon Photos collect?
Financial info, user content, search history, contact info, purchases, identifiers, usage data, other data and diagnostics. Of these, financial info, user content, search history, contact info, purchases, identifiers, usage data, other data and diagnostics are linked to your identity.
Who makes Amazon Photos?
AMZN Mobile LLC, according to the App Store. It was first released in May 2013 and the current version is 12.10.3.
Can I lock Amazon Photos with Face ID?
On iOS 18 or later, touch and hold Amazon Photos' icon and choose Require Face ID (or Touch ID / Passcode). This is an iPhone feature and works for most downloaded apps, whether or not the app has its own lock.
How does Amazon Photos compare with other photo vaults?
Across 167 photo vaults with labels in our snapshot, 46% declare tracking and 28% say they collect no data. Amazon Photos lists 9 data types against an average of 2.5.
Can I get my photos back on a new iPhone without the old one?
The privacy label cannot answer that. Look for it in Amazon Photos' privacy policy or support pages, linked from the App Store listing. Import a harmless test photo, then confirm the original in Photos is deleted or kept as you expect, and try the app's backup and restore before trusting it with anything important.
How do I delete my data from Amazon Photos?
Apps that let you create an account must also let you start account deletion from inside the app (an App Store rule since June 2022). Deleting the app from your iPhone alone does not delete data already sent to the developer.

For photos and documents you choose to keep apart from your main library, see VaultForYou.

Facts on this page come from Amazon Photos on the App Store, as reported by the developer. Checked 2026-11-01. How we collect data · Report a correction