To whom has it ever happened to give his mobile to an acquaintance hoping that the latter does not come across confidential images or videos? Even if you are ready to show a certain number of files, others are made to remain private in order to protect your intimate life. Therefore, for this, you must guarantee the protection of your files. The most common option is to create a private album. That said, it is not always easy to know how to use it. Learn now in this article how to open a private album on an OPPO A16. First of all, we will see for what purpose to use a confidential album. Secondly, discover the techniques for opening a private album on your OPPO A16.

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Why use a private album on an OPPO A16?

What is the use of a private album on an OPPO A16?

You don't give all of your personal information to someone you don't know, and the same spirit of privacy should equally apply to the data on your device, especially your photos and videos. Especially since no individuals are in any way immune to the theft of our personal belongings or a malicious intrusion that can put our intimate life at risk. And without going to extreme cases, it may happen that you lend your OPPO A16 to a colleague, a friend or a trusted relative without assurance that he will not wander on the content of your device.

Therefore, it is your responsibility to control the confidentiality of your information. And to do this, the best possibility is creating a private album on your OPPO A16 which will give you the possibility to put your documents, images and videos in a place hidden from prying eyes. This private album can be secured by different means (secure platform, hidden in your Android smartphone, adding a password or fingerprint, etc.). Consequently, opening a private album on your OPPO A16 can only be done by yourself or by third parties to whom you have granted access to the album.

How to create a private album?

To hide documents, images or even videos, the best solution is undoubtedly to create a private album on your OPPO A16. And for that, there are several ways to do it.

You can use an app To download or you just have to go through Parameters option of your Android smartphone. Indeed, many Android phone manufacturers have seized the interest for customers to want to put their files in a safe place. In this way, on various versions of OPPO A16, they offer the creation of an immediately integrated secure private album.

So, if you want to choose the solution that best suits you for hiding images or videos on your OPPO A16, we recommend that you read our article on this subject.

How to open a private album on your OPPO A16?

To open a private album on your OPPO A16, everything will depend on the version of your Android mobile et how you proceeded to lock the album.

Open a private album on your OPPO A16 using private mode

Several versions of Android mobile have a " Private mode“. It allows you to create an album from your OPPO A16 to hide your photos and videos. Therefore when this private mode is not activated on your phone, the album is hidden. For this mode to work, you must first set up private mode and add a password.

To view and open the album you have inserted in private mode on your OPPO A16, here is the process:

  • Activate private mode.
  • But for this you have two options. The first option is to:
    • Go to the notifications menu,
    • Unroll it notifications menu
    • Press the private mode icon 
  • Or the second method is to:
    • Go to Settings
    • Activate 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.

Open a private album on an OPPO A16 from a secret code

Whether to open a private album created by your smartphone or by a third-party app, you will inevitably have to type the access code that you saved 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 OPPO A16, all you have to do is go to the album and type in your right password.

Be careful to memorize the access code well, since to prevent any intrusion on your precious private files, there are often no other means of recovering it. In some cases, you will be able to reset it if you have provided an email address or linked it to a particular account. If this is the case, when entering your secret code, you will also find the choice to press " Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to collect it.

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