Have you necessarily happened to lend your android smartphone to an acquaintance, wishing with all your heart that the latter does not come across photos or personal videos? Even though you are willing to show some data, others are made to remain confidential in order to protect your privacy. To do this, you must guarantee the confidentiality of your media. The most obvious solution is to create a private album. Nevertheless, it is not necessarily easy to know how to use it. Find out now in this article how to open a private album on an alcatel 1b. First, learn the reasons for using a private album. Secondly, discover the techniques for opening a private file on your Alcatel 1b.

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Why use a private album on your Alcatel 1b?

What is the use of a private folder on his Alcatel 1b?

You do not share all of your personal data with just anyone and the same spirit of confidentiality should also apply to the data on your phone, and in particular your photos and videos. Especially since none of us is ever safe from a theft of our personal belongings or a malicious attack that is capable of putting our privacy at risk. And without even imagining the most extreme situations, it sometimes happens that you lend your Alcatel 1b to a colleague, a friend or a relative in whom you have great confidence without assurance that he will not explore the content of your phone.

It is therefore up to you to ensure the confidentiality of your files. And for that, the best option turns out to be create a private album on your Alcatel 1b which will give you the possibility to place your files, photos and videos in a safe place. This private album can be secured by different processes (secure platform, hidden in your mobile phone, by configuring a password or a biometric lock, etc.). In this way, opening a private album on your Alcatel 1b can only be done by yourself or by third parties to whom you have granted access.

How to create a private album?

So, if you want to hide documents, photos but also videos, the best solution will therefore be the creation of a private album on your Alcatel 1b. And to achieve this, there are a number of solutions.

You can use an app to install on your phone or you just have to go through Parameters option from your android phone. Indeed, the majority of smartphone manufacturers have heard the need for users to want to protect their files. This is why, on several versions of Alcatel 1b, they offer the possibility of creating an immediately integrated secure private album.

To choose the option that best suits you for hiding images or videos on your Alcatel 1b, we recommend that you read our article on this subject.

How to open a private album on your Alcatel 1b?

To open a private album on your Alcatel 1b, everything will depend on the version of your Android smartphone et how you proceeded to lock the album.

Open a private album on your Alcatel 1b using private mode

Several versions of Android phone have a " Private mode“. Thanks to it, you can create a folder from your Alcatel 1b to hide your photos and videos. In this way, whenever this private mode is not activated on your Android smartphone, the album is hidden. In order for this mode to work, you will first need to set the private mode and determine a password.

To view and open the album you have saved in private mode on your Alcatel 1b, here is the process:

  • Activated private mode.
  • To achieve this there are two methods. The first procedure consists of:
    • Go to the notifications menu,
    • Unroll it notifications menu
    • Press the private mode icon 
  • Or the second solution is to:
    • Open them Settings
    • Press the button on the Private mode.
  • Enter your private mode password.
  • You will now have access to the photos and videos that are in your private album.

Open a private album on an Alcatel 1b using a password

Whether you want to open a private album created by your device or by a third-party application, you will inevitably have to type the code that you administered when you created it. This access code can be a PIN code, a fingerprint, a drawing, or a password. To open your private album on your Alcatel 1b, all you have to do is go to the album and type in your pass.

Be careful to memorize the code well, because to avoid any intrusion on your precious confidential data, there is generally no other way to recover it. With a bit of luck, you can reset it if you provided an email address or linked it to a specific account. In these cases, when entering your code, you will also find the choice to click on “ Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to collect it.

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