Who has never lent their mobile to someone hoping that the latter does not come across secret images or videos? Even in case you willingly want to show some data, others are made to remain private to protect your intimate life. And to do this, you must guarantee the confidentiality of your documents. The most common option is to create a private album. However, it is not necessarily easy to know how to use it. We will find out today how to open a private album on an ASUS ROG Phone 5. To get started, learn why you should use a private album. In a second step, we will see the techniques for opening a private album on your ASUS ROG Phone 5.

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Why use a private album on your ASUS ROG Phone 5?

What is a private album for on your ASUS ROG Phone 5?

You do not transmit all of your confidential information to a person you do not know and the same reflex of confidentiality should also concern the content on your Android, and in particular your images and videos. Especially since no individuals are in any way safe from a theft of our personal belongings or an ill-intentioned attack that is able to put our intimate life at risk. And without going to extreme cases, it may happen that you lend your ASUS ROG Phone 5 to a colleague, friend or relative in whom you place great trust without being sure that he will not explore the content of your device.

Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure the confidentiality of your data. And to do this, the best option is adding a private album to your ASUS ROG Phone 5 which will allow you to put your files, images and videos in a place safe from prying eyes. This private album can be secured by different processes (secure platform, hidden in your device, by configuring an access code or even a biometric lock, etc.). Thus, opening a private album on your ASUS ROG Phone 5 can only be done by yourself or by close people whose accessibility to the album you have approved.

How to create a private album?

In order to hide folders, images or also videos, the best solution will therefore be to create a private album on your ASUS ROG Phone 5. And to do this, there are several ways to do it.

You can use an app To download or you can go through the settings of your Android. Indeed, many Android phone manufacturers have heard the need for customers to want to keep their files safe. Therefore, on various versions of ASUS ROG Phone 5, they offer the creation of an immediately integrated secure private album.

If you want to choose the solution that best suits you for hiding images or videos on your ASUS ROG Phone 5, we recommend that you read our article on this subject.

How to open a private album on your ASUS ROG Phone 5?

To open a private album on your ASUS ROG Phone 5, everything will depend on the version that is installed on your Android mobile et how you proceeded to lock the album.

Open a confidential album on your ASUS ROG Phone 5 using a private mode

Several versions of Android phone have a " Private mode“. It allows you to create an album from your ASUS ROG Phone 5 to hide your images and videos. This way when this private mode is not running on your mobile phone, the album is hidden. In order for this mode to work, you must first configure the private mode and add a password.

To discover and open the album you have registered in private mode on your ASUS ROG Phone 5, here is the process:

  • Activated private mode.
  • But for this two alternatives are available to you. The first method consists of:
    • Open the notifications menu,
    • Unroll it notifications menu
    • Click on private mode icon 
  • Or the second option is to:
    • Open them Settings
    • Press the button on the Private mode.
  • Enter your private mode access code.
  • You will now have permission to access the images and videos that are in your private album.

Open a private album on an ASUS ROG Phone 5 using a secret code

Whether it's opening a private album created by your Android smartphone or by a third-party app, you will inevitably have to type the code that you administered at the time of its creation. This access code can be a PIN code, a fingerprint, a drawing, or a password. To open your private album on your ASUS ROG Phone 5, all you have to do is go to the album and type in your pass.

Be careful to remember the access code, since to prevent any intrusion on your precious confidential media, there is generally no other way to recover it. In certain situations, you can reset it if you have provided an email address or you have linked it to a personal account. In these cases, when entering your password, you will then have the choice of clicking on " Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to find it.

If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the ASUS ROG Phone 5, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: ASUS ROG Phone 5.