Have you ever had to lend your phone to a friend, relative or even a colleague and wish wholeheartedly that the latter does not search the gallery and find personal photos or videos? While you are prepared to exchange some files, others are meant to be kept confidential in order to protect your privacy. It is for this reason, you must be careful with the confidentiality of your media. The most common solution turns out to be to create a private album. However, it is not always easy to understand how to use it. Learn today how to open a private album on a Google Pixel 3a XL. First of all, learn the reasons for using a private album. In a second step we will see the various procedures to open a private folder on a Google Pixel 3a XL.
Why use a private album on a Google Pixel 3a XL?
What is a private folder on a Google Pixel 3a XL used for?
You do not communicate all of your personal data to just any individual and the same confidentiality reflex should in a similar way apply to things on your mobile, and in particular your photos and videos. Especially since no one is ever safe from the theft of our personal belongings or malicious intrusion which can put our privacy at risk. And without going to extreme cases, it sometimes happens that you lend your Google Pixel 3a XL to a trusted individual without being sure that they are not going to explore the content of your Android smartphone.
It is therefore your responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of your files. And for that, the best possibility turns out to be creating a private album on your Google Pixel 3a XL which will give you the opportunity to transfer your documents, photos and videos away from prying eyes. This private album can be secured by different processes (secure platform, by hiding it in your phone, by adding an access code or a biometric lock, etc.). In this way, opening a private album on your Google Pixel 3a XL can only be done by yourself or by third parties to whom you have made the album accessible.
How to create a private album?
In order to hide documents, photos but also videos, the best possibility is without a doubt the creation of a private album on your Google Pixel 3a XL. And for this there are a number of solutions.
You can use an app third or you can go through Parameters option from your android device. Indeed, the majority of Android phone manufacturers have grasped the usefulness for customers to have to protect their media. Therefore, on several versions of Google Pixel 3a XL, they offer the creation of a secure private album immediately integrated.
If you want to choose the solution that best suits you to hide pictures or videos on your Google Pixel 3a XL, you can read our article about it.
How to open a private album on your Google Pixel 3a XL?
To open a private album on your Google Pixel 3a XL, everything depends on the version of your Android mobile et how you proceeded to lock the album.
Open a private album on your Google Pixel 3a XL using private mode
A number of Android mobile versions offer a " Private mode". With it, you can create a folder on your Google Pixel 3a XL to hide your photos and videos. Therefore each time this private mode is not activated on your device, the album is hidden. In order for this mode to work, you must first set the private mode and determine an access code.
To discover and open the album you have inserted in private mode on your Google Pixel 3a XL, here is the process:
- Activate private mode.
- But there are two possibilities for this. The first option is to:
- Open the notifications menu,
- Unroll it notifications menu
- Click on private mode icon
- Or the second method is to:
- Open them Settings
- Activate the button on the Private mode.
- Enter your private mode code.
- You will then have access to the photos and videos put in your private album.
Open a private album on a Google Pixel 3a XL using a secret code
Whether it is to open a private album created by your device or by a third-party application, it will be essential to type the code that you gave 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 Google Pixel 3a XL, all you have to do is go to the album and enter your secret code.
Be careful to save the code in your memory, because to thwart any intrusion on your precious confidential media, there is generally no other means of recovering it. In some cases, you have the option of resetting it if you entered an email address or linked it to a particular account. In this specific case, when entering your password, you will also have the solution to press " Forgotten password". It's up to you to follow the instructions to find it.
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