Having a mobile phone that takes high definition videos is now essential. That said, we have made a habit of keeping all of our videos on our mobile phone, and therefore we expose ourselves to the fact that a loved one, or a possible thief, can have access to your privacy. Although almost all of us use a password or fingerprint to unlock their screen, it is useful to know how to hide videos on your Honor 8? This will allow you to be much more serene and still keep all of your videos on your mobile phone. To do this, first of all we'll explain how to hide videos from your Honor 8 without using an application, and then using a third-party application.
How to hide videos on Honor 8 without an app?
There are two ways to hide videos on your Honor 8. We will first show you two methods that will prevent you from downloading third-party applications that can use the internal memory of your mobile phone and which can slow down your Honor 8.
Hide your folder to hide videos from your Honor 8 without using a third-party application
First of the techniques, we will quickly explain how to hide videos from your Honor 8 without needing to use a dedicated application. You will not need any special knowledge of telephony. If you know a minimum of your Honor 8 and are resourceful, you will go very quickly, thanks to our advice, to 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. There she is:
- Open your application » My files "
- Create a folder.
- Move the photos and videos from your Honor 8 that you want to hide.
- Change the name of the folder by entering a “. Before the name. This will have the effect of making the folder and everything in it inaccessible for your photo and video viewer 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 8, do not hesitate to consult our guide on the subject.
Create a file that will make your videos invisible on your Honor 8
Second option, it is possible to insert a file which will make the folder invisible. In order to do this you will need to have a good file manager and it is likely that the native application of your mobile phone is not sufficient to do this intervention. Indeed, creating a file is not possible on all applications. For those who can, here is the procedure:
- Open the file manager application on your Honor 8.
- Create a folder in which you want to hide your videos.
- Move the content in question 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 visible from the application ” Gallery From your Honor 8.
How to hide videos on Honor 8 using an app
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 8. The handling is particularly simple, you just have to install the application in question and install it. We tested various applications before selecting two that we think are the most relevant. 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 8 using a password, you will be able to secure applications by hiding the icons. Finally, you will also benefit from cloud storage which will allow you in the event that you lose your mobile phone to recover your data.
- Vault Gallery : An application that integrates the essential. Indeed, you will be able to move your videos that you do not want to display in an encrypted safe very easily. 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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