It has certainly happened to you to lend your mobile to an acquaintance and wish wholeheartedly that the latter does not fall on photos or personal videos? While you may be ready to share some files, others are meant to be kept private to protect your privacy. To do this, you must ensure the protection of your data. The most accessible solution remains the creation of 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 HTC U19e. First of all, find out why to use a confidential album. Secondly, discover the different combinations to open a private folder on your HTC U19e.

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What are the reasons for using a private album on HTC U19e?

What is the role of a private folder on HTC U19e?

You don't share your confidential information with just anyone, and the same privacy reflex should similarly apply to things on your smartphone, especially your photos and videos. Especially since we are never safe from a phone theft or a malicious intrusion that could put our privacy at risk. And without imagining the worst, sometimes it happens that you lend HTC U19e to someone you trust without being assured that they are not going to explore the contents of your smartphone.

It is therefore up to you to defend the confidentiality of your data. And to achieve this goal, the best solution will be to create a private album on your HTC U19e which will give you the option to transfer your files, photos and videos to a safe place. This private album can be secured by a certain number of processes (secure platform, by hiding it in your device, by adding an access code or also by a biometric lock, etc.). In this way, opening a private album on your HTC U19 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, photos or also videos, the best option is therefore to create a private album on your HTC U19e. And for this there are a number of solutions.

You can use an app third or it is possible to go through Parameters option from your Android smartphone. Indeed, many smartphone brands have heard the need for customers to want to secure their data. Therefore, on several versions of HTC U19e, they offer the possibility of creating an automatically integrated secure private album.

If you want to find the best solution for you to hide pictures or videos on your HTC U19e, we recommend that you read our article about it.

How to open a private album on your HTC U19e?

To open a private album on your HTC U19e, everything will depend on the version that is installed on your Android smartphone et how you proceeded to lock the album.

Open a confidential album on your HTC U19e using private mode

Several versions of Android mobile have a " Private mode". With it, you can create a folder through your HTC U19 to hide your photos and videos. Therefore each time this private mode is not switched on on your phone, the album is hidden. For this mode to work, you will first need to set the private mode and choose a password.

To view and open the album you have registered in private mode on your HTC U19e, here is the procedure:

  • Activated private mode.
  • But for this two methods exist. The first option is to:
    • Go to the notifications menu,
    • Unroll it notifications menu
    • Click on private mode icon 
  • Or the second procedure is to:
    • Open them Settings
    • Press the button on the Private mode.
  • Enter your private mode password.
  • You will now have permission to access the photos and videos that are in your private album.

Opening a private album on HTC U19e with using a password

Whether you want to open a private album created by your phone or by a third-party app, it will be essential to fill in the code that you gave at the time of its creation. It may be a PIN code, a fingerprint, a pattern, or a password. To open your private album on your HTC U19e, you simply have to go to the album and enter your secret code.

Be careful to save the access code in your memory, because 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 can reset it if you have entered an email address or linked it to a specific account. In these cases, when entering your password, you will 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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