The short answer is no
Photos does not maintain a per-item access history, and there is no view showing who opened the Hidden collection or when. That log simply does not exist for you to consult.
Anything else is inference from indirect signals, and the gap between inference and evidence matters here more than usual.
What the indirect signals are worth
Screen Time attribution, battery usage, the app switcher, recently opened items, and changed settings can all suggest that Photos was used. None establishes that a specific image was viewed, or by whom.
The same readings are produced by your own use, by a background process, or by someone opening the app and closing it. Treating them as proof produces false confidence in one direction and false accusation in the other — both of which are worse outcomes than uncertainty.
Redirect the question
Since the past is not knowable from the device, the useful question is about the future: what access currently exists, and what would you like to change.
That question does have answers, and acting on them is more productive than analysing battery graphs.
Reducing future access
- Review the devices signed in to your account and any security alerts.
- Change a passcode that another person may know or may have observed.
- Audit shared albums, message threads, exports, and recovery contacts.
- Consider an independent vault credential where the device passcode is not private.
Two things not to do
- Treating app usage time as proof that a specific photo was viewed.
- Installing monitoring software on another person's device, which is unlawful in many places and escalates rather than resolves.
If you believe you are being monitored
Suspecting that someone has ongoing access to your device is a different situation from wondering whether an album was opened once, and it warrants different help.
A domestic-abuse or digital-safety service familiar with technology-facilitated monitoring can advise on doing this safely, including the risk that visibly changing settings alerts the person doing it.
A fictional example
Sofia starts with a non-sensitive test: “Review Apple Account devices and security alerts.” Next, Sofia follows the second check: “Change a passcode another person may know.” This fictional scenario demonstrates the decision process; it is not a report of product testing.
Common mistakes
- Treating app usage time as proof of a specific action
- Installing surveillance software on another person
What this workflow does not change
- Treating app usage time as proof of a specific action
- Installing surveillance software on another person
Questions people ask
Does Face ID keep an album-open log?
Not a user-visible per-album audit trail in Photos.