Who has never lent their Android smartphone to an acquaintance, wishing wholeheartedly that the latter does not come across pictures or confidential videos? While you are happy to show some files, others are meant to be kept confidential to protect your privacy. And for this reason, you need to ensure the protection of your documents. The easiest option turns out to be creating a private album. However, it is not necessarily easy to know how to use it. Learn today how to open a private album on a Samsung Galaxy A9. First of all, we will find out for what purpose to use a confidential album. Secondly, we will see the techniques for opening a private folder on your Samsung Galaxy A9.
Why use a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A9?
What is the role of a private folder on your Samsung Galaxy A9?
You do not give your confidential data to just any individual and the same confidentiality reflex should also apply to the content on your phone, and in particular your images and videos. Especially since no one is in any way immune to a phone theft or a malicious attack which can put our privacy at risk. And without imagining the worst, it may happen that you lend your Samsung Galaxy A9 to a colleague, friend or loved one whom you have great trust without guaranteeing that they will not explore the contents of your device.
Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure the confidentiality of your information. And to do this, the best possibility is adding a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A9 which will allow you to keep your documents, photos and videos out of prying eyes. This private album can be secured by several processes (secure platform, hidden in your mobile phone, by configuring an access code or fingerprint, etc.). In this way, opening a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A9 can only be done by yourself or by third parties to whom you have accepted the accessibility of the album.
How to create a private album?
So, if you want to hide files, snapshots but also videos, the best option is undoubtedly to create a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A9. And there are several ways to do this.
You can use an app third or you just have to go through the settings from your Android smartphone. Indeed, many phone manufacturers have heard the usefulness for customers to want to secure their data. This is why, on various versions of Samsung Galaxy A9, they offer the creation of a directly integrated secure private album.
To find the solution that best suits you to hide pictures or videos on your Samsung Galaxy A9, we recommend that you read our article on this subject.
What is the method to open a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A9?
To open a private album on your Samsung Galaxy A9, everything will depend on the version of your Android mobile et how you proceeded to lock the album.
Open a confidential album on your Samsung Galaxy A9 using private mode
Some versions of Android phone have a " Private mode". It allows you to create a folder from your Samsung Galaxy A9 to hide your images and videos. Consequently, whenever this private mode is not running on your mobile, the album is hidden. So that this mode works, you will first have to set up private mode and choose an access code.
To view and open the album you have inserted in private mode on your Samsung Galaxy A9, here is the maneuver:
- Activated private mode.
- There are two methods available for this. The first method consists of:
- Go to the notifications menu,
- Unroll it notifications menu
- Press the private mode icon
- Or the second way is to:
- Open them Settings
- Press the button on the Private mode.
- Enter your private mode code.
- You will then have the authorization to access the images and videos placed in your private album.
Open a private album on a Samsung Galaxy A9 using a secret code
Whether you want to open a private album created by your smartphone or by a third-party app, you will need to fill in the access code that you specified when you created it. It may be a PIN code, a fingerprint, a drawing, or a password. To open your private album on your Samsung Galaxy A9, all you have to do is go to the album, and enter your secret code.
Be careful to memorize the secret code, because to avoid any intrusion on your precious private files, there is generally no other way to recover it. In certain situations, you can reset it if you have entered 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 solution to press " Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to recover it.
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