Having a mobile phone that takes high definition videos is now important. However, we have got into the habit of keeping all our videos on our mobile phone, and therefore we are exposed to a loved one, or a possible thief, being able to spy on your private space. Although almost everyone uses a password or fingerprint to access their phone, it is useful to know how to hide videos on your Honor X7? This will give you the opportunity to be much more serene and still keep all your videos on your mobile phone. With this in mind, to begin with we will teach you how to hide the videos of your Honor X7 without using an application, and, subsequently, using a specific application.
How to hide videos on an Honor X7 without an app?
There are two ways to hide videos on your Honor X7. We will first show you two techniques which will prevent you from downloading third-party applications which will use the internal memory of your mobile phone and which can slow down your Honor X7.
Hide your folder to hide videos from your Honor X7 without using a third-party application
First of the techniques, we will quickly teach you how to hide videos from your Honor X7 without having to use a dedicated application. You will not need any specific telephony knowledge. If you ever know your Honor X7 a little and are resourceful, you will, thanks to our explanations, very quickly carry out this procedure. It amounts to hiding a folder from your photo or video viewing application. You will have to go directly to the folder to display them. Here it is below:
- Launch your application » My files "
- Create a folder.
- Move the photos and videos from your Honor X7 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 invisible from your photo and video viewer application.
- Example " . videos »
To read this file, you must activate the option in your settings of the file management application » show hidden files ". If you want to know how to hide files on honor x7, do not hesitate to consult our guide on the subject.
Create a file that will make your videos invisible on your Honor X7
Second possibility, you can insert a file that will make the directory invisible. 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 suitable for this operation. Indeed, creating a file is not possible on all applications. For those who can, here is the procedure:
- Open the file management application of your Honor X7.
- Create a folder in which you want to hide your videos.
- Transfer the affected 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 display these videos, they will not be accessible from the application ” Gallery of your Honor X7.
How to hide videos on Honor X7 with an application
Finally, assuming 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 X7. The technique is particularly simple, you just have to download the application in question and install it. We tested a certain number of applications before choosing two which seem to us to be the most interesting. Both are free apps . Here are the two that we wanted to present to you:
- Vault : This application 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 X7 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 mobile phone to recover your data.
- Vault Gallery : An application that integrates the essentials. Indeed, you will be able to very easily transfer your videos that you do not want to leave accessible to everyone to an encrypted safe. The advantage of this app is that it will be impossible for anyone to know that data is hidden. You will even be able to hide the Gallery Vault application icon so that no one suspects anything.
In the event that you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Honor X7, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Honor X7.
