Having a smartphone that takes high definition videos is now essential. That said, we have made a habit of keeping all of our videos on our smartphone, and suddenly we expose ourselves 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 OnePlus 7T? This will give you the opportunity to be much quieter and still keep all of your videos on your smartphone. To do this, we will first show you how to hide videos from your OnePlus 7T without using an application, and then using a specific application.

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How to hide videos on OnePlus 7T without an app?

There are two ways to hide videos on your OnePlus 7T. We will first show you two methods that will prevent you from downloading third-party applications that can use the internal memory of your smartphone and which can slow down your OnePlus 7T.

Hide your folder to hide videos from your OnePlus 7T without using a third-party application

First of all, we will quickly show you how to hide the videos of your OnePlus 7T without having to use a dedicated application. You won't need any special knowledge of new technology. If you know a minimum of your OnePlus 7T and are resourceful, you can use our explanations very quickly to do this. It consists of hiding a folder in your photo or video viewing application. You will have to go directly to the folder to view them. Here it is:

  • Start your application » My files "
  • Create a folder.
  • Move the photos and videos from your OnePlus 7T 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 browse this folder you will need to activate the option in your file management application settings » show hidden files ". If you want to know how to hide files on a OnePlus 7T, do not hesitate to consult our guide on the subject.

Create a file that will make your videos invisible on your OnePlus 7T

Second option, you can insert a file that will make the folder invisible. In order to do this, you will need a good file manager and it is possible that the native application of your smartphone is not sufficient to perform this operation. In fact, creating a file is not possible on all applications. For those who can, here is the process:

  • Start the file manager application on your OnePlus 7T.
  • Create a folder in which you want to hide your videos.
  • Upload the problematic content 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 have to go directly to the folder to view these videos, they will not be visible from the application ” Gallery  From your OnePlus 7T.

How to hide videos on OnePlus 7T using an app

Finally, if it happens that you don't want to take the lead and wander through your folder directories, you can always use an application to hide your videos on your OnePlus 7T. The procedure is particularly easy, you just have to download the application we are talking about and install it. We tested various applications before selecting two that we think are the most useful. 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 OnePlus 7T with a password, you will be able to secure applications by hiding the icons. Finally, you will even benefit from cloud storage which will give you the possibility if it happens that you lose your smartphone 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 leave accessible to everyone in a very simple way in an encrypted safe. The advantage of this app is that it will be impossible for any user 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.

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