Having a smartphone that takes high definition videos is now essential. However, we have made a habit of keeping all of our videos on our smartphone, and as a result we run the risk that a loved one, or a possible thief, can take a look at your privacy. Even though most of us use a password or fingerprint to access their phone, it's important to know how to hide videos on your Honor 10i? This will give you the opportunity to be much more serene and still keep all your videos on your smartphone. To do this, first we will show you how to hide videos from your Honor 10i without using an application, and, secondly, using a third-party application.

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How to hide videos on Honor 10i without an app?

There are two ways to hide videos on your Honor 10i. We will first show you two techniques that will prevent you from downloading third-party applications that will use the internal memory of your smartphone and which can slow down your Honor 10i.

Hide your folder to hide videos from your Honor 10i without using a third-party application

First of all, we will quickly show you how to hide videos from your Honor 10i without having to download a specific application. You will not need specific knowledge in new technology. If you ever know your Honor 10i a minimum and are resourceful you go, using our advice very quickly perform this procedure. It consists of hiding a folder in your photo or video viewing application. You will have to go directly to the file to view them. We present it to you here:

  • Launch your application » My files "
  • Create a folder.
  • Move the photos and videos of your Honor 10i that you want to hide.
  • Change the name of the folder by entering a “. Before the name. This will make the folder and everything in it inaccessible for your photo and video viewing application.
  • Example " . videos »

To read this file you will have to activate the option in your settings of the file management application » show hidden files ". If you want to know how to hide files on an Honor 10i, do not hesitate to consult our guide on the subject.

Create a file that will make your videos invisible on your Honor 10i

Second possibility, you can insert a file that will make the folder invisible. You will need to have a good file manager to do this and it is possible that the native application of your smartphone is not suitable for this manipulation. Indeed, creating a file is not possible on all applications. For those who have the ability, we present the procedure here:

  • Start the file manager application on your Honor 10i.
  • Create a folder in which you want to hide your videos.
  • Transfer the problematic files there.
  • Create a file in this directory that you will call » . nomedia ". Attention the point must imperatively be before the name of the file.

You will therefore have to go directly to the folder to view these videos, they will not be accessible from the application ” Gallery  From your Honor 10i.

How to hide videos on Honor 10i through an application

Finally, in the event that you do not want to take the lead and wander through your folder directories, you can always use an application to hide your videos on your Honor 10i. The procedure is particularly simple, you will just have to install the application in question and install it. We tested a number of applications before choosing two that we think are the most interesting. Both are free apps . Here are the two that we wanted to present to you:

  • Vault : This app is complete and does not offer any "in-app" purchases or other annoying advertisements while using the app. In addition to hiding the videos of your Honor 10i using a password, you will be able to secure applications by hiding the icons. Finally, you will also benefit from cloud storage which will give you the possibility in the event that you lose your smartphone to recover your data.
  • Vault Gallery : An application that integrates the essential. Indeed, you will be able to very very easily transfer your videos to an encrypted safe that you do not want to leave accessible to everyone. The advantage of this app is that it will be impossible for any user to know that data is hidden. You can even hide the Gallery Vault app icon so that no one will suspect anything.

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