Who has never given their phone to a friend, relative or colleague, wishing with all their heart that the latter does not come across confidential images or videos? Even if you are happy to exchange certain files, others are made to remain confidential in order to protect your personal life. To do this, you must be vigilant in protecting your documents. The easiest option is to create a private album. That said, it is not necessarily easy to know how to use it. Find out now in this article how to open a private album on a Samsung Galaxy A42. First of all, we will find out why use a confidential album. Secondly, discover the different possibilities for opening a private album on a Samsung Galaxy A42.

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Why use a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A42?

What is the role of a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A42?

You do not transmit your confidential information to an individual you do not know and the same reflex of confidentiality should in the same way concern the data which is located on your smartphone, and in particular your images and videos. Especially since no one is ever safe from a phone theft or a malicious attack that can put our personal lives in danger. And without going to extreme cases, it sometimes happens that you lend your Samsung Galaxy A42 to a trusted individual without being sure that he will not take a look at the content of your smartphone.

Therefore, it is your duty to ensure the confidentiality of your data. And for that, the best possibility is undoubtedly create a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A42 which will allow you to transfer your documents, images and videos in a place safe from prying eyes. This private album can be secured by several processes (secure platform, hidden in your Android smartphone, by configuring a password or also by fingerprint, etc.). Like this, opening a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A42 can only be done by yourself or by third-party individuals whose access code you have granted.

How to create a private album?

To be able to hide documents, images or also videos, the best solution is therefore to create a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A42. And to achieve this, there are a number of solutions.

You can use an app To download or you just have to go through the settings menu from your android device. Indeed, many smartphone brands have understood the need for customers to want to protect their files. Therefore, on some versions of Samsung Galaxy A42, they offer the possibility of creating a secure private album immediately integrated.

To find the solution that best suits you for hiding images or videos on your Samsung Galaxy A42, we recommend that you read our article on this subject.

How to open a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A42?

To open a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A42, everything will depend on the version that is installed on your Android device et how you proceeded to lock the album.

Open a confidential album on your Samsung Galaxy A42 using private mode

Some versions of Android mobile have a " Private mode“. It allows you to create an album from your Samsung Galaxy A42 to hide your images and videos. Like this when this private mode is not activated on your Android smartphone, the album is hidden. In order for this mode to work, you will first have to set the private mode and determine a password.

To view and open the album you have registered in private mode on your Samsung Galaxy A42, here is the process:

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

Open a private album on a Samsung Galaxy A42 from a password

Whether you want to open a private album created by your device or by an application downloaded to your phone, you will inevitably have to type 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 Samsung Galaxy A42, all you have to do is go to the album, and type in your right password.

Be careful to save the secret code in your memory, because to prevent any intrusion on your precious confidential data, there is often no other way to recover it. In some cases, you have the possibility to reset it if you have indicated an email address or if you have linked it to a particular account. In this case, when entering your password, you will also have the option of pressing " Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to recover it.

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