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, to take a look at your privacy. Although almost all of us use a password or a fingerprint to access their phone, it is important to know how to hide videos on your Samsung Galaxy S20? This will give you the possibility to be much more serene and still keep all your videos on your smartphone. To do this, we will first teach you how to hide videos from your Samsung Galaxy S20 without using an application, and then using a specific application.
How to hide videos on Samsung Galaxy S20 without app?
There are two ways to hide videos on your Samsung Galaxy S20. We will first show you two techniques that will prevent you from downloading third-party applications that will use your smartphone's internal memory and which can slow down your Samsung Galaxy S20.
Hide your folder to hide videos from your Samsung Galaxy S20 without using a third-party application
First of all, we will quickly teach you how to hide videos from your Samsung Galaxy S20 without having to download a dedicated application. You won't need any special knowledge of new technology. If you know a minimum of your Samsung Galaxy S20 and are resourceful you will, thanks to our advice very easily perform this process. 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:
- Open your application » My files "
- Create a folder.
- Move the photos and videos from your Samsung Galaxy S20 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 a Samsung Galaxy S20, do not hesitate to consult our guide on the subject.
Create a file that will make your videos invisible on your Samsung Galaxy S20
Second possibility, it is possible to insert a file which will make the directory invisible. You will need to have a good file manager for this and it is likely that the native application of your smartphone is not suitable for performing this intervention. Indeed, creating a file is not possible on all applications. For those who have the capacity, here is the process:
- Open the file manager application on your Samsung Galaxy S20.
- Create a folder in which you want to hide your videos.
- Upload the relevant content 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 Samsung Galaxy S20.
How to hide videos on Samsung Galaxy S20 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 app to hide your videos on your Samsung Galaxy S20. The handling is particularly easy, you just have to download the application concerned and install it. We tested various applications before choosing two that we think are the most interesting. Both are free apps . We present here 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 videos from your Samsung Galaxy S20 with a password, you can secure applications by hiding icons. Finally, you will also benefit from cloud storage which will give you the possibility if you lose your smartphone to recover your data.
- Vault Gallery : An application that integrates the essential. Indeed, you can move your videos that you do not want to display 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'll even be able to hide the Gallery Vault app icon to make sure no one can notice the trickery.
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