THERE’S a clever way you can prevent people from snooping around your private data on your iPhone.

Of course, the most obvious way is to have a passcode and not share it with anyone.

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But if someone knows your passcode or you just want to be extra careful, TikToker MILAD has revealed a trick that could help.

It’s a hack which basically means no-one can tap on certain bits of an app.

So let’s say you have a dating app or even a social media app like Instagram.

You can lock certain sections from being tappable, meaning any private data and messages are kept out of view.

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To do it, you’ll need to go to Settings then Accessibility.

Scroll down to Guided Access and switch it on.

Next, triple click on the power button on any social media page.

Circle the part you want to protect with your finger.

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This will create a greyed-out grid around it.

Hit Start, put in a passcode and you’re good to go.

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To switch it off at any time, just triple hit the power button again.

Then tap the x next to the greyed-out box.

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