Have you ever loaned your phone to someone hoping that they won't rummage through the gallery and find confidential photos or videos? Although you are happy to share some data, others are made to remain confidential in order to protect your privacy. And for that, you need to guarantee the protection of your data. The easiest solution is to create a private album. However, it is not always easy to know how to use it. We will now find out in this article how to open a private album on a Samsung Galaxy M22. First, we'll find out why you should use a private album. Secondly, learn the different combinations to open a private folder on your Samsung Galaxy M22.
What is the purpose of using a private album on a Samsung Galaxy M22?
What is the use of a private folder on a Samsung Galaxy M22?
You do not deliver your confidential information to an individual you do not know and the same reflex of confidentiality should in a similar way concern the data which is located on your telephone, and particularly your photos and videos. Especially since no individuals are ever safe from the theft of our personal belongings or from an ill-intentioned intrusion who are able to put our privacy at risk. And without going to extreme cases, it sometimes happens that you lend your Samsung Galaxy M22 to someone you trust without any assurance that they will not explore the content of your device.
Therefore, it is your duty to ensure the confidentiality of your data. And for that, the best solution remains creating a private album on your Samsung Galaxy M22 which will allow you to transfer your files, photos and videos in a place safe from prying eyes. This private album can be secured by various means (secure platform, hiding it in your device, configuring a password or fingerprint etc). Therefore, opening a private album on your Samsung Galaxy M22 can only be done by yourself or by third-party individuals whose access code you have granted.
How to create a private album?
In order to hide documents, photos but also videos, the best solution is undoubtedly to create a private album on your Samsung Galaxy M22. And to do this, there are several solutions.
You can use an app To download or you just have to go through the settings menu of your Android smartphone. Indeed, many phone manufacturers have grasped the need for users to have to put their files in a safe place. Therefore, on several versions of Samsung Galaxy M22, they offer the possibility of creating an automatically integrated secure private album.
So, if you want to choose the option that suits you best for hiding images or videos on your Samsung Galaxy M22, see our article on this subject.
How to open a private album on your Samsung Galaxy M22?
To open a private album on your Samsung Galaxy M22, everything will depend on your Android device version et how you went about locking the album.
Open a private album on your Samsung Galaxy M22 using private mode
Some versions of Android phones have a " Private mode“. It offers you the possibility of creating a folder from your Samsung Galaxy M22 to hide your photos and videos. Like this whenever this private mode is not running on your phone, the album is hidden. For this mode to work, you must first set the private mode and define a password.
To view and open the album you have registered in private mode on your Samsung Galaxy M22, here is the maneuver:
- Activated private mode.
- There are two possibilities for doing this. The first option is to:
- Go to the notifications menu,
- Unroll it notifications menu
- Tap on the private mode icon
- Or the second solution is to:
- Meet in the Settings
- Press the button on the Private mode.
- Enter your private mode code.
- You will then have the authorization to access the photos and videos put in your private album.
Open a private album on a Samsung Galaxy M22 using a password
Whether to open a private album created by your phone or by an application downloaded to your phone, you will inevitably have to enter the code that you indicated when creating it. It may be a PIN code, a fingerprint, a drawing, or a password. To open your private album on your Samsung Galaxy M22, simply go to the album and enter your right password.
Be careful to remember the code well, because to avoid any intrusion on your precious confidential data, there is most of the time no other way to recover it. In some cases, you have the possibility to reset it if you have indicated an e-mail address or if you have attached it to a personal account. If this is the case, when entering your access code, you will then have the solution of pressing " Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to recover it.
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