Have you ever had to lend your android smartphone to a friend, a relative or even a colleague in the hope that it does not fall on personal images or videos? Even though you are happy to share some data, others are meant to be kept private in order to protect your personal life. Consequently, for this, you must ensure the protection of your data. The most common option is to create a private album. However, it is not always easy to know how to use it. We will now see in this article how to open a private album on an Archos. First, we'll find out why to use a private album. In the second place we will see the different combinations to open a private folder on an Archos.
Why use a private album on an Archos?
What is a private folder on an Archos for?
You don't give all of your personal information to someone you don't know, and the same privacy reflex should also apply to things on your Android smartphone, and especially your pictures and videos. Especially since no one is ever safe from a phone theft or a malicious attack which can put our personal life in danger. And without going to extreme cases, it sometimes happens that you lend your Archos to an individual in whom you have great confidence without the assurance that he is not going to prowl the contents of your phone.
Therefore, it is your responsibility to protect the confidentiality of your data. And for that, the best option will be create a private album on your Archos which will give you the possibility to transfer your files, images and videos away from prying eyes. This private album can be secured by several processes (secure platform, hidden in your phone, by adding a password or also by a biometric lock, etc.). Like this, opening a private album on your Archos can only be done by yourself or by third parties whose accessibility of the album you have approved.
How to create a private album?
In order to hide files, images but also videos, the best solution is to create a private album on your Archos. And there are a number of ways to do this.
You can use an app to install on your phone or it is possible to go through the settings menu from your Android. Indeed, many Android phone manufacturers have heard the interest in users having to protect their data. As a result, on some versions of Archos, they offer the option of creating a secure private album immediately integrated.
Therefore, in order to find the solution that best suits you to hide pictures or videos on your Archos, you can read our article on this subject.
How to open a private album on your Archos?
To open a private album on your Archos, everything will depend on the version that is installed on your Android phone et how you proceeded to lock the album.
Open a confidential album on your Archos using private mode
A number of Android mobile versions have a " Private mode". It allows you creating a folder through your Archos to hide your pictures and videos. Consequently, when this private mode is not activated on your mobile, the album is hidden. In order for this mode to work, you must first set up private mode and define a password.
To discover and open the album you saved in private mode on your Archos, here is the maneuver:
- Activated private mode.
- There are two possibilities for this. The first way is to:
- Go to the notifications menu,
- Unroll it notifications menu
- Press the private mode icon
- Or the second option is to:
- Meet in the Settings
- Press the button on the Private mode.
- Write your secret code for private mode.
- You will then have access to the images and videos placed in your private album.
Open a private album on an Archos with the help of a password
Whether you want to open a private album created by your smartphone or by an app downloaded to your phone, it will be essential to type the code that you saved when you created it. It may be a PIN code, a fingerprint, a drawing, or a password. To open your private album on your Archos, all you have to do is go to the album and enter your secret code.
Be careful to remember the code, since to thwart any intrusion on your precious private files, there is most of the time no other way to recover it. In some cases, you may be able to reset it if you provided an email address or linked it to a personal account. If this is the case, when entering your code, you may also have the option of pressing " Forgotten password". It's up to you to follow the directions to find it.
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