Phidden vs Secret Message Exchange

Welcome to Phidden! Hide your message in your photo. With this new App you will be able to send your secret messages to your friends and let others believe that you have only sent them a photo! All you have to do is choose your best photo, write your message and Phidden does the rest! It will hide your message within the photo and all you need to do is share ! Whoever receives it will be able to read the message contained only by opening it with Phidden and with no other App or program! ATTENTION The messages hidden in Phidden can only be ‘decoded’ with the same App! For the same reason every photo not ‘encoded’ by Phidden if ‘decoded’ by the same App will return a blank and incomprehensible message! This is not to be considered an error but a non-coded photo! COMPRESSION IS THE ENEMY OF PHIDDEN! ANY FORM OF COMPRESSION WILL COMPROMISE THE HIDDEN MESSAGE! Many file sharing, e-mail client, social network and sharing services usually have a habit of compressing images, so do not entrust them with your encoded photos if you don’t want to lose the hidden message! For the same reason photos should be attached and sent in the original dimensions, as any form of compression will compromise the message and will make it illegible and not decodable! The safest way to maintain the integrity of the secret message is to post the image on Phidden Network ! Other secure methods remain saved in the library, AirDrop, messages or emails (only if sent at maximum resolution). Feel free to make personal tests with the services you usually use to verify if the message remains decodable. NOTE: the use of Phidden, the content of the hidden messages in the photos and their disclosure is to be considered the free choice of the user, the developer cannot be held in any way responsible. Don't forget to leave a review! Your feedback is precious! Thanks for your support ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A warm embrace and particular thanks goes to my friends @Alessio_Vinerbi and @lkaroweb for their help with the code that drives the engine of the App! Heartfelt thanks, guys! Photo and background image by unsplash.com

Have you ever experienced that the messages between you and your family, friends (partners) on SNS somehow are seen by someone else? If you have such a concern, you can solve the problem if you can exchange messages in a way that only you and your partners can understand. By using this application, a sender can embed a message in an image (photo) and posts it on an SNS, then the receiver can restore and read the embedded message from the image. Since the sender and receiver of the message use the same "key image" to embed (encrypt) and restore (decrypt) the message into/from the key image, the sender and receiver need to register the same image as the key image in advance in this application. One sample key image is registered in this application. So, it is recommended that you try it once by using the sample key image and experience what it feels like. [Note] - Only landscape image with aspect ratio 4: 3 can be used. - The key image to be registered for each of the sender and receiver must have the same image size and file size. If you do not have the exact same key, you can not decrypt the message correctly. - In the case of the image sent by e-mail, the image size may be reduced due to limitation of the e-mail attachment file size, so please pay attention to the file size when you use email. Overview of the operation follows; == Create an encrypted message == 1. Launch this application and tap "Encryption" button. 2. Select a key image. If you use key images other than samples, In-app Purchase is required. 3. Type your message. 4. Tap "Encrypt" button. 5. The message is embedded in the key image and saved in the Photo Library, so post it using SNS applications or email. == Decrypt an encrypted message == 1. Save the image received by SNS applications or email to Photo Library. At this time, it needs to be saved with the image size and file size as it is sent. 2. Open this application and tap "Decryption" button. 3. Select an image from the Photo Library, and select the corresponding key image as well. 4. Tap "Decrypt" button to decrypt and display a message. [Note] - The displayed message is an image. If you want to save the message, please take a screenshot and save it as an image. - Depending on the key image used, noise (black dots) may be displayed on the message screen. We are happy if you are interested in this application. Thanks!