Having a phone that takes high definition videos is now essential. That said, we have got into the habit of keeping all our videos on our phone, and therefore we risk that a loved one, or a possible thief can have access to your privacy. Although almost everyone uses a password or fingerprint to access their phone, it is useful to know how to hide videos on your nan? This will allow you to be much more serene and still keep all of your videos on your phone. To do this, first we will show you how to hide your nan's videos without using an application, and, secondly, using a specific application.

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How to hide videos on a nan without an app?

There are two ways to hide videos on your nan. We will first present two techniques to you which will prevent you from downloading third-party applications which can use your phone's internal memory and which can slow down your phone.

Hide your folder to hide your nan's videos without using a third party app

First of the methods, we will quickly show you how to hide your nan's videos without having to download a specific application. You will not need any special knowledge of telephony. If you know a minimum of your nan and are resourceful, you will, thanks to our explanations, very easily carry out this procedure. It consists of hiding a folder from your photo or video viewing application. You will have to go directly to the folder to display them. There she is:

  • Start your application » My files "
  • Create a folder.
  • Move your nan's photos and videos that you want to hide.
  • Change the name of the folder by entering a ". Before the name. This will result in the folder and everything in it being invisible from 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 a nan, do not hesitate to consult our guide on the subject.

Create a file that will make your videos invisible on your nan

Second option, it is possible to insert a file that will make the folder invisible. To do this, you will need to have a good file manager and it is possible that the native application of your phone is not sufficient to do this manipulation. Indeed, creating a file is not possible on all applications. For those who can, here is the procedure:

  • Launch your nan's file manager app.
  • Create a folder in which you want to hide your videos.
  • Move the problematic files there.
  • Create a file in this directory that you will call » . nomedia ". Attention the point must be in front of the name of the file.

You will therefore need to go directly to the folder to view these videos, they will not be visible from the application ” Gallery  of your nan.

How to hide videos on nan with an app

Finally, on the assumption that you do not want to take the lead and wander through your folders, you can always use an app to hide your videos on your nan. The handling is really simple, you just have to download the application we are talking about and install it. We tested several applications before choosing two that 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 your nan's videos with a password, you can secure apps by hiding icons. Finally, you will even benefit from cloud storage which will allow you in the event that you lose your phone to recover your data.
  • Vault Gallery : An application that integrates the essential. Indeed, you can move your videos that you do not want to leave accessible to everyone in an encrypted safe very very easily. 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 app icon so that no one will suspect anything.

If you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become a master of nan, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: nan.