# How to lock Venmo on iPhone

> Lock Venmo on iPhone: touch and hold its icon and tap Require Face ID (iOS 18+). You can also hide it in App Library. Or use Venmo's Face ID & Passcode.

Source: https://lockphotosoniphone.com/lock-app/venmo/ · Updated 2026-11-01 · By VaultForYou

![Venmo quick actions menu with Require Face ID on iPhone](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/img/lock-app--venmo.png)

- Require Face ID
- Can hide
- In-app: Face ID & Passcode

App Store app by PayPal. Venmo shows your payments and balance, and payments are a tap away.

- **Lock:** Yes
- **Hide:** Yes
- **Needs:** iOS 18+
- **In-app lock:** Yes

**Quick answer:** To lock Venmo, touch and hold its icon on the Home Screen and tap **Require Face ID** (Require Touch ID or Passcode on some iPhones). Needs **iOS 18 or later**. To also hide it, choose **Hide and Require Face ID**, then **Hide App**: it moves to the locked Hidden folder in App Library. Venmo also has its own **Face ID & Passcode**, which can use a code that isn't your iPhone passcode.

What it covers

## What locking Venmo covers

- **Require Face ID**Whole app, iOS 18+
- **Hide in App Library**Hidden folder, locked
- **Venmo's own lock**Face ID & Passcode
- **Notification previews**Content kept out when locked
- **Search and Siri suggestions**Content kept out when locked
- **Other devices**Lock doesn't sync via iCloud
- **Someone with your passcode**Passcode still opens it

Good to know about Venmo

- The code is set per device, so set it on each phone you use.
- Venmo says a forgotten code means uninstalling and reinstalling the app.

6 steps

## Lock and hide Venmo

Steps 1–3 lock it. Steps 4–6 also hide it.

**Tap:** Hold icon › Require Face ID › Hide and Require Face ID › Hide App

1. **Touch and hold the Venmo icon.** On the Home Screen, touch and hold the app icon until the quick actions menu opens.
2. **Tap Require Face ID.** Tap **Require Face ID**. iOS 18 or later.
3. **Confirm with Face ID.** Confirm with Face ID or your passcode. From now on the app asks before it opens.
4. **Tap Hide and Require Face ID.** After **Require Face ID** in the quick actions menu, tap **Hide and Require Face ID** (Touch ID or Passcode on some iPhones), then authenticate.
5. **Tap Hide App.** Tap **Hide App**. Venmo leaves your Home Screen and moves to the **Hidden** folder at the bottom of App Library.
6. **Open it from App Library.** Swipe left past your last Home Screen page, tap **Hidden** at the bottom of App Library, authenticate, then tap the app.

Built into Venmo

## Venmo's own lock: Face ID & Passcode

**Tap:** Venmo Me tab › Settings › Face ID & Passcode

Venmo Me tab › Settings › **Face ID & Passcode**.

- **Opens with:** Face ID first, then a Venmo code
- **Covers:** Opening the app, and sometimes payments
- **Own code:** Yes

Compare

## Ways to lock Venmo, side by side

| Method | Opens with | What it covers | Code separate from passcode | Needs |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Require Face ID](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/glossary/require-face-id/) | Face ID, Touch ID or your iPhone passcode | The whole Venmo app | No | iOS 18 or later |
| Hide in App Library | Face ID, Touch ID or your iPhone passcode | Removes the icon from Home Screen, App Library and search | No | iOS 18 or later |
| Face ID & Passcode (in Venmo) | Face ID first, then a Venmo code | Opening the app, and sometimes payments | Yes | Any recent Venmo version |
| [Guided Access](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/locks/guided-access/) | A separate Guided Access passcode | Keeps your iPhone in one app while someone holds it | Yes | Any iOS version |

Older iPhones

## Venmo on iOS 17 and earlier

Require Face ID and hidden apps arrived in iOS 18. Before that:

- **Face ID & Passcode:** Venmo Me tab › Settings › **Face ID & Passcode**. Doesn't need iOS 18.
- **Guided Access:** Settings › Accessibility › Guided Access. Keeps your iPhone in one app; [steps](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/locks/guided-access/).
- **Screen Time:** Settings › Screen Time › App Limits. Built for time limits, not privacy.

Questions

## Locking Venmo: questions

### How do I lock Venmo on iPhone?

Touch and hold the Venmo icon on your Home Screen, tap Require Face ID, then confirm with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. iPhones with Touch ID say Require Touch ID instead. You need iOS 18 or later. From then on Venmo asks before it opens, and relocks after you quit it.

### Can I hide Venmo on iPhone?

Yes. Venmo comes from the App Store, so after Require Face ID you can tap Hide and Require Face ID, then Hide App. It moves to the locked Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library. Its name still appears in Screen Time, battery usage and App Store purchases.

### Should I use Face ID & Passcode or Require Face ID?

Face ID & Passcode, built into Venmo, covers opening the app, and sometimes payments. It opens with Face ID first, then a Venmo code. Require Face ID locks the whole app instead, with Face ID or your passcode. Face ID & Passcode can use a code that isn't your passcode, so it keeps out someone who knows your passcode.

### Does locking Venmo hide its notifications?

Apple says information inside a locked app won't appear in notification previews, search, Siri suggestions or CarPlay. The lock applies only to the iPhone where you set it; the locked status doesn't sync to your other devices through iCloud, so lock it on each one.

### How do I lock Venmo on iOS 17 or earlier?

Require Face ID needs iOS 18. On older versions, use Face ID & Passcode inside Venmo. Guided Access keeps your iPhone in one app while someone holds it. Updating to iOS 18 or later, if your iPhone supports it, adds Require Face ID.

Sources

## Where these facts come from

- [Apple iPhone User Guide: Lock or hide an app](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/lock-or-hide-an-app-iph00f208d05/ios)
- [Venmo Help: Login Security](https://help.venmo.com/hc/en-us/articles/217532397-Login-Security)

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