Who has never given his smartphone to an acquaintance, wishing wholeheartedly that the latter does not fall on photos or personal videos? Even though you are happy to share some data, others are meant to be kept private in order to protect your personal life. To do this, you need to ensure the protection of your media. The most accessible option remains the creation of a private album. However, it is not always obvious how to use it. We will find out today how to open a private album on a Samsung Galaxy A6. To get started, learn why to use a private album. Then we will see the various methods to open a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A6.

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What is the purpose of using a private album on a Samsung Galaxy A6?

What is the use of a private album on a Samsung Galaxy A6?

You don't give all of your personal information to someone you don't know, and the same spirit of privacy should apply to content on your Android, including your photos and videos. Especially since no one is ever safe from theft of our personal belongings or from a malicious attack which can put our personal life in danger. And without even imagining the most extreme situations, it may happen that you lend your Samsung Galaxy A6 to a colleague, friend or loved one in whom you have great confidence without being assured that he will not go for a walk on the content from your mobile.

Therefore, it is your duty to protect the confidentiality of your data. And to do this, the best option turns out to be create a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A6 which will give you the opportunity to put your files, photos and videos in a safe place. This private album can be secured by a certain number of processes (secure platform, by hiding it in your device, by adding a password or a biometric lock, etc.). In this way, opening a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A6 can only be done by yourself or by third parties to whom you have granted access.

How to create a private album?

To be able to hide documents, photos but also videos, the best solution is undoubtedly to create a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A6. And to achieve this, there are a number of ways to do it.

You can use an app to install on your phone or you can go through the settings from your Android smartphone. Indeed, the majority of phone manufacturers have understood the obligation for users to have to put their data in a safe place. In this way, on various versions of Samsung Galaxy A6, they offer the creation of 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 Samsung Galaxy A6, you can read our article on this subject.

How to open a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A6?

To open a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A6, everything will depend on the version that is installed on your Android mobile et how you used to lock the album.

Open a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A6 using private mode

Some versions of Android mobile have a " Private mode". It offers you the possibility to create an album from your Samsung Galaxy A6 to hide your photos and videos. Consequently whenever this private mode is not turned on on your Android smartphone, the album is hidden. So that this mode works, you must first set the private mode and set a secret code.

To view and open the album you have inserted in private mode on your Samsung Galaxy A6, here is the maneuver:

  • Activated private mode.
  • To do this two methods exist. The first way to do this is to:
    • Go to the notifications menu,
    • Unroll it notifications menu
    • Tap on the private mode icon 
  • Or the second way is to:
    • Go to Settings
    • Press the button on the Private mode.
  • Enter your private mode access code.
  • You will now have permission to access the photos and videos that are in your private album.

Open a private album on a Samsung Galaxy A6 with a password

Whether it is to open a private album created by your smartphone or by a third-party app, you will inevitably have to inform the access code that you gave at the time of its creation. This access code can be a PIN code, a fingerprint, a drawing, or a password. To open your private album on your Samsung Galaxy A6, all you have to do is go to the album, and enter your pass.

Be careful to save the secret code in your memory, because to thwart any intrusion on your precious private files, there is usually no other way to recover it. In some cases, you can reset it if you provided an email address or if you attached it to a particular account. If this is the case, when entering your access code, you will then be able to press " Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to collect it.

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