Who has never lent their phone to an acquaintance hoping that the latter does not come across clichés or secret videos? While you are happy to share some data, some data is kept confidential to protect your privacy. And for this reason, you need to ensure 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. Find out today how to open a private album on an Oppo K3. First, learn why to use a confidential album. Secondly, learn the different possibilities to open a private album on your Oppo K3.

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Why use a private album on an Oppo K3?

What is a private album for on an Oppo K3 for?

You don't share all of your confidential information with just anyone, and the same spirit of privacy should also apply to things on your device, especially your images and videos. Especially since we are in no way immune to phone theft or malicious intrusion which could put our privacy at risk. And without going to extreme cases, it may happen that you lend your Oppo K3 to someone you have great confidence in without the assurance that they will not explore the contents of your smartphone.

It is therefore up to you to maintain the confidentiality of your files. And for that, the best solution is undoubtedly creating a private album on your Oppo K3 which will give you the possibility to put your documents, pictures and videos in a safe place. This private album can be secured by several means (secure platform, hidden in your smartphone, by adding a password or also by a biometric lock, etc.). In this way, opening a private album on your Oppo K3 can only be done by yourself or by third parties to which you have given access.

How to create a private album?

To hide files, snapshots but also videos, the best solution is without a doubt to create a private album on your Oppo K3. And to do this, there are a number of ways to do it.

You can use an app to install via Google Play Store or you can go through the settings from your Android smartphone. Indeed, the majority of smartphone manufacturers have grasped the need for customers to have to protect their files. Therefore, on several versions of Oppo K3, they provide the option to create a secure private album immediately integrated.

If you want to choose the solution that best suits you to hide pictures or videos on your Oppo K3, you can read our article about it.

How to open a private album on your Oppo K3?

To open a private album on your Oppo K3, everything will depend on your Android phone version et the method you used to lock the album.

Open a private album on your Oppo K3 using private mode

Some versions of Android smartphone have a " Private mode". Thanks to it, you can create an album through your Oppo K3 to hide your images and videos. So whenever this private mode is not turned on on your Android, the album is hidden. In order for this mode to work, you must first set up private mode and define a secret code.

To discover and open the album you saved in private mode on your Oppo K3, here is the maneuver:

  • Activate private mode.
  • To achieve this two manipulations are available to you. The first way to do this is to:
    • Open the notifications menu,
    • Unroll it notifications menu
    • Tap on the private mode icon 
  • Or the second procedure is to:
    • Go to Settings
    • Activate the button on the Private mode.
  • Write your secret code for private mode.
  • You will now have the authorization to access the images and videos placed in your private album.

Open a private album on an Oppo K3 from a password

Whether you want to open a private album created by your phone or by an application downloaded to your phone, it will be essential to inform the access code that you indicated when creating it. This access code can be a PIN code, a fingerprint, a drawing, or a password. To open your private album on your Oppo K3, all you have to do is go to the album and enter your right pass.

Be careful to remember the access code, because to avoid any intrusion on your precious private files, there is generally no other means of recovering it. In certain situations, you will be able to reset it if you have entered an email address or if you have attached it to a personal account. In this specific case, when entering your code, you may also have the option of clicking on " Forgotten password". It's up to you to follow the directions to find it.

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