Have you inevitably happened to give your phone to an acquaintance and wish wholeheartedly that they wouldn't go through the gallery and find personal photos or videos? Even in the event that you are prepared to show some data, others are made to remain confidential in order to protect your private life. This is why you need to guarantee the protection of your documents. The safest solution turns out to be the creation of a private album. However, it is not always easy to know how to use it. We will find out today how to open a private album on a HUAWEI P20 Lite. First, we will find out the reasons for using a confidential album. Then we will see the techniques to open a private album on your HUAWEI P20 Lite.

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Why use a private album on my HUAWEI P20 Lite?

What is the use of a private album on my HUAWEI P20 Lite?

You do not share your confidential data with just anyone and the same confidentiality reflex should also apply to the content on your phone, and especially your images and videos. Especially since we are never safe from the theft of our personal belongings or a malicious intrusion which can put our private life at risk. And without even seeing the worst, it may happen that you lend your HUAWEI P20 Lite to someone you trust very much without being assured that they will not be going to explore the contents of your smartphone.

It is therefore your duty to preserve the confidentiality of your files. And to achieve this goal, the best solution turns out to be adding a private album on your HUAWEI P20 Lite which will offer you the possibility of putting your documents, photos and videos in a place away from the curious. This private album can be secured by several means (secure platform, by hiding it in your mobile phone, by adding a password or a biometric lock, etc.). Consequently, opening a private album on your HUAWEI P20 Lite can only be done by yourself or by third parties whose access code you have granted.

How to create a private album?

If you want to hide folders, photos or videos, the best solution is to create a private album on your HUAWEI P20 Lite. And to achieve this, there are several solutions.

You can use an app To download or you have the possibility to go through Parameters option from your Android. Indeed, many Android phone manufacturers have heard the usefulness for customers to want to protect their files. Therefore, on various versions of HUAWEI P20 Lite, they offer the possibility of creating an automatically integrated secure private album.

In order to choose the option that best suits you to hide pictures or videos on your HUAWEI P20 Lite, you can read our article on this subject.

How to open a private album on your HUAWEI P20 Lite?

To open a private album on your HUAWEI P20 Lite, everything depends on the version that is installed on your Android device et how you went about locking the album.

Open a confidential album on your HUAWEI P20 Lite using private mode

Some versions of Android phones have a " Private mode". Thanks to it, you can create an album through your HUAWEI P20 Lite to hide your images 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 will first have to configure the private mode and determine a password.

To view and open the album you saved in private mode on your HUAWEI P20 Lite, here is the procedure:

  • Activated private mode.
  • There are two ways of doing this. The first way is to:
    • Go to the notifications menu,
    • Unroll it notifications menu
    • Click on private mode icon 
  • Or the second method is to:
    • Meet in the Settings
    • Press the button on the Private mode.
  • Enter your private mode code.
  • You will now have access to the images and videos that are in your private album.

Open a private album on a HUAWEI P20 Lite 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 saved when you created it. It may be a PIN code, a fingerprint, a pattern, or a password. To open your private album on your HUAWEI P20 Lite, all you have to do is go to the album, and enter your pass.

Be careful to memorize the secret code, since to prevent any intrusion on your precious confidential data, there is usually no other way to recover it. Sometimes, you can reset it if you have entered an email address or if you have linked it to a personal account. In this specific case, when entering your password, you will then be able to click on " Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to recover it.

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