Who has never lent their mobile to a person and wished wholeheartedly that this last one does not fall on photos or personal videos? Even though you are ready to exchange a few files, others are made to remain confidential to protect your private life. Therefore, to do this, you must ensure the confidentiality of your documents. The easiest option is to create a private album. However, it is not always easy to understand how to use it. We will see today how to open a private album on a OnePlus 5T. First, we'll see what to use a private album for. Secondly, learn the different combinations to open a private album on your OnePlus 5T.
Why use a private album on a OnePlus 5T?
What is a private album for on a OnePlus 5T used for?
You do not transmit all of your confidential information to an individual you do not know and the same spirit of confidentiality should in a similar way apply to the things on your mobile, and especially your photos and videos. Especially that no individuals in any case safe from the theft of our personal belongings or from a malicious attack which are able to put our private life at risk. And without imagining the worst, it sometimes happens that you lend your OnePlus 5T to a colleague, a friend or a trusted relative without being sure that he will not go for a walk on the contents of your mobile.
It is therefore up to you to control the confidentiality of your information. And to achieve this goal, the best possibility will be adding a private album to your OnePlus 5T which will allow you to keep your files, photos and videos out of prying eyes. This private album can be secured by a number of means (secure platform, by hiding it in your device, by configuring an access code or also by fingerprint, etc.). Like this, opening a private album on your OnePlus 5T can only be done by yourself or by close people to whom you have given the album accessibility.
How to create a private album?
In order to hide files, photos or also videos, the best solution will therefore be to create a private album on your OnePlus 5T. And for that, there are several ways to do it.
You can use an app To download or you have the possibility to go through the settings from your Android. Indeed, many Android phone manufacturers have grasped the interest in customers wanting to secure their data. This is why, on some versions of OnePlus 5T, they offer the creation of a directly integrated secure private album.
To choose the option that best suits you to hide pictures or videos on your OnePlus 5T, see our article on this subject.
What is the method to open a private album on your OnePlus 5T?
To open a private album on your OnePlus 5T, everything will depend on the version of your Android smartphone et how you proceeded to lock the album.
Open a private album on your OnePlus 5T using private mode
Some versions of Android smartphones offer a " Private mode". It allows you to create an album through your OnePlus 5T to hide your photos and videos. Like this whenever this private mode is not activated on your mobile phone, the album is hidden. In order for this mode to work, you must first set the private mode and choose a password.
To view and open the album you have registered in private mode on your OnePlus 5T, here is the procedure:
- Activated private mode.
- There are two ways to achieve this. The first option is to:
- Open the notifications menu,
- Unroll it notifications menu
- Tap on the private mode icon
- Or the second solution is to:
- Meet in the Settings
- Press the button on the Private mode.
- Enter your private mode password.
- You will now have access to photos and videos placed in your private album.
Open a private album on a OnePlus 5T using a secret code
Whether it is to open a private album created by your device 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 drawing, or a password. To open your private album on your OnePlus 5T, all you have to do is go to the album, and enter your secret code.
Be careful to save the access code in your memory, because 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 these cases, when entering your password, you will also find the possibility of clicking on " Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to recover it.
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