Have you ever had to lend your smartphone to an individual and wish wholeheartedly that the latter does not search the gallery and find photos or personal videos? Even though you are prepared to share some data, others are meant to be kept private in order to protect your personal life. Therefore, to do this, you must ensure the protection of your documents. The safest option turns out to be to create a private album. However, it is not always easy to understand how to use it. We will find out today how to open a private album on an Asus ZenFone 3. First, find out what to use a private album for. Secondly, learn the different combinations to open a private folder on your Asus ZenFone 3.
Why use a private album on your Asus ZenFone 3?
What is the role of a private folder on its Asus ZenFone 3?
You do not transmit your confidential information to someone you do not know and the same spirit of confidentiality should also apply to the data located on your Android smartphone, and in particular your photos and videos. Especially since we are in no way immune to a phone theft or a malicious attack which can put our personal life at risk. And without even seeing the worst, it sometimes happens that you lend your Asus ZenFone 3 to someone you trust very much without being sure that they are not going to explore the contents of your Android smartphone.
Therefore, it is your duty to ensure the confidentiality of your data. And to do this, the best possibility is undoubtedly adding a private album on your Asus ZenFone 3 which will give you the opportunity to transfer your files, photos and videos to a place away from the curious. This private album can be secured by various means (secure platform, by hiding it in your mobile phone, by configuring an access code or a biometric lock, etc.). As a result, opening a private album on your Asus ZenFone 3 can only be done by yourself or by third parties to which you have approved access.
How to create a private album?
To hide folders, snapshots but also videos, the best option is therefore undoubtedly to create a private album on your Asus ZenFone 3. There are several solutions for this.
You can use an app third or it is possible to go through the settings menu from your android phone. Indeed, many Android phone manufacturers have understood the need for users to have to protect their files. As a result, on several versions of Asus ZenFone 3, they offer the creation of an automatically integrated secure private album.
In order to find the option that best suits you to hide pictures or videos on your Asus ZenFone 3, you can read our article on this topic.
What is the method to open a private album on your Asus ZenFone 3?
To open a private album on your Asus ZenFone 3, everything will depend on the version of your Android smartphone et how you proceeded to lock the album.
Open a private album on your Asus ZenFone 3 using private mode
Several versions of Android phones have a " Private mode". It allows you to create a folder through your Asus ZenFone 3 to hide your photos and videos. Like this whenever this private mode is not activated on your Android smartphone, the album is hidden. For this mode to work, you will first have to set up private mode and add a password.
To view and open the album you saved in private mode on your Asus ZenFone 3, here is the procedure:
- Activated private mode.
- But there are two methods for this. The first option is to:
- Go to the notifications menu,
- Unroll it notifications menu
- Press the private mode icon
- Or the second way is to:
- Open them Settings
- Press the button on the Private mode.
- Write your secret code for private mode.
- You will now have access to the photos and videos that are in your private album.
Open a private album on an Asus ZenFone 3 with a password
Whether it is to open a private album created by your Android smartphone or by a third-party application, you must type the access code that you administered when you created it. This access code can be a PIN code, a fingerprint, a pattern, or a password. To open your private album on your Asus ZenFone 3, you simply have to go to the album and enter your secret code.
Be careful to save the secret code in your memory, because to prevent any intrusion on your precious confidential data, there is usually no other way to recover it. In certain situations, you will be able to reset it if you have entered an email address or if you have linked it to a personal account. In this situation, when entering your password, you may also have the option of clicking on " Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to recover it.
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