PhotoScrambler, securing your photos from prying eyes

PhotoScrambler

If you have the need to secure your photos from unwanted use or distribution, take a gander at PhotoScrambler.

PhotoScrambler is an app bachelor for both Windows Telephone and Windows 8 devices that will encode/decode your JPEG or PNG photos. Images are stored every bit whatever other image file but all that is seen is a static prototype. PhotoScrambler takes a little time to get accepted to but once you go the hang of things, the apps does have a bit of appeal.

PhotoScrambler

Your kickoff order of business with PhotoScrambler is to set a passcode that will protect the app itself from unauthorized use. Once fix, PhotoScrambler has two master pages that includes:

.Chief Menu: Here you will observe options to scramble photos, unscramble photos, launch a secure camera and a Safe Share option.
.Settings: This folio provides options to ready scramble codes, change your passcode and change the default image size.

To scramble an image you will be prompted to select images from your Windows Phone Pictures Hub. One time chosen, the next step is to create a scramble code and image size after processing. You volition also have the selection to overwrite the original image or salve the scrambled paradigm every bit new. Scramble codes can be pre-divers from the Settings page for ease of access.

Scrambled images are saved in your Windows Phone Pictures Hub and can be uploaded to OneDrive or whatsoever other cloud service. The prototype will stay scrambled until PhotoScrambler decodes things.

PhotoScrambler

Unscrambling an epitome is equally equally uncomplicated. The unscramble page will accept thumbnail images of recently scramble images. Just tap the image from these thumbnails or pick the files from your Pictures Hub (link is at the bottom of the screen) you desire to unscramble and then tap the unscramble link at the lesser of the page.

The Safe Share option volition ship your epitome to PhotoScrambler'due south servers and generate a download link that tin exist shared. You can specify the scramble code and how long the paradigm will be available for download. Once the time expires, the image is deleted from the PhotoScrambler server.

PhotoScrambler is available through the Share menu from your Windows Telephone or Windows Film hub. The congenital-in camera is very bones in nature and offers the encoding options once the epitome is captured. The only downside is that it doesn't support landscape orientation.

Overall Impression

While I liked the ease of utilize PhotoScrambler presents, it took a little time to become familiar with all the bells and whistles. The app lacks an onboard assistance section and I had to piece together the information in the Store description and a little trial and mistake. There is some guidance within the app to assistance y'all figure things out but PhotoScrambler needs a aid section.

It is nice to run across PhotoScrambler available for Windows viii. The features are identical with the only exception beingness the primary page includes both the encoding/decoding options and the settings.

PhotoScrambler Windows 8

Across the lack of a assistance section, PhotoScrambler comes across as a solid app for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone. I tin can meet it coming in handy to protect embarrassing or individual photos or images of sensitive documents.

PhotoScrambler is a free app with a Premium version available through a $.99 in-app purchase. The costless version is limited in the number of scramble codes you lot can have, the number of images yous can procedure at in one case and does not give you lot access to XL, XXL and No Resizing options.

PhotoScrambler, at last check, has a v Star rating in the Windows Phone Store and is currently unrated in the Windows Store. I take to gig it a picayune for not having a assist section so I see the app falling in the iv-4.five Star range.