It has certainly happened to you to lend your smartphone to an individual and wish wholeheartedly that the latter does not fall on confidential photos or videos? While you may be willing to share some data, others are meant to be kept private to protect your privacy. Therefore, for this reason, you must ensure the protection of your documents. The most obvious option happens to be creating 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 an Oppo RX17. First of all, we will see for what reasons to use a private album. Then discover the techniques to open a private folder on your Oppo RX17.

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Why should you use a private album on your Oppo RX17?

What is a private folder for on your Oppo RX17?

You do not share all of your personal information with just anyone and the same spirit of confidentiality should similarly apply to the data on your mobile, and in particular your photos and videos. Especially that no individuals in any case safe from a phone theft or a malicious attack which could put our private life in danger. And without even seeing the worst, it may happen that you lend your Oppo RX17 to someone you trust a lot without guaranteeing that it will not wander around the content of your Android smartphone.

Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure the confidentiality of your information. And for that, the best option is adding a private album on your Oppo RX17 which will give you the possibility to put your files, photos and videos in a place hidden from prying eyes. This private album can be secured by a certain number of processes (secure platform, hidden in your mobile phone, by configuring a password or a biometric lock, etc.). Thus, opening a private album on your Oppo RX17 can only be done by yourself or by third parties whose accessibility to the album you have accepted.

How to create a private album?

So, if you want to hide files, photos or also videos, the best solution is undoubtedly to create a private album on your Oppo RX17. And to achieve this, there are several 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 phone. Indeed, many phone manufacturers have understood the obligation for users to want to secure their data. This is why, on some versions of Oppo RX17, they offer the possibility of creating a secure private album immediately integrated.

So, if you want to choose the solution that best suits you to hide pictures or videos on your Oppo RX17, you can read our article on this subject.

How to open a private album on your Oppo RX17?

To open a private album on your Oppo RX17, everything will depend on the version that is installed on your Android device et how you proceeded to lock the album.

Open a private album on your Oppo RX17 using private mode

Several versions of Android phones offer a " Private mode". It allows you to create a folder from your Oppo RX17 to hide your photos and videos. So whenever this private mode is not activated on your Android, the album is hidden. In order for this mode to work, you will first need to set the private mode and define a password.

To discover and open the album you saved in private mode on your Oppo RX17, here is the process:

  • Activated private mode.
  • But there are two ways to do this. The first way to do this is to:
    • Open the notifications menu,
    • Unroll it notifications menu
    • Press the 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 the authorization to access the photos and videos put in your private album.

Open a private album on an Oppo RX17 with a password

Whether it is to open a private album created by your device or by an app downloaded to your phone, you will need to type 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 RX17, all you have to do is go to the album and enter your secret code.

Be careful to remember the code, because to thwart any intrusion on your precious confidential data, there is generally no other means of recovering it. Sometimes, you have the possibility to reset it if you have entered an e-mail address or if you have linked it to a specific account. If this is the case, when entering your access code, you will also have the option of clicking on " Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to find it.

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