Who has never given their Android smartphone to a friend, relative or even a colleague, hoping that the latter does not search the gallery and find personal photos or videos? Even if you are ready to exchange some files, others are meant to be kept private in order to protect your private life. It is for this reason, you must guarantee the protection of your data. The safest option remains the creation of a private album. However, it is not always easy to know how to use it. Learn today how to open a private album on a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite. First, we'll find out why to use a private album. In a second step we will see the various methods to open a private album on a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite.

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What is the purpose of using a private album on your Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite?

What is the use of a private album on his Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite?

You do not transmit your confidential data to just anyone and the same confidentiality reflex should also apply to the data located on your device, and in particular your photos and videos. Especially since no one is ever safe from a phone theft or a malicious intrusion which can put our private life in danger. And without even imagining the most extreme situations, it may happen that you lend your Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite to an individual whom you have great confidence in without being assured that he will not wander over the contents of your smartphone.

It is therefore your duty to ensure the confidentiality of your data. And to achieve this, the best option is create a private album on your Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite which will give you the opportunity to put your files, photos and videos in a place hidden from prying eyes. This private album can be secured by several means (secure platform, hidden in your phone, by adding a password or a biometric lock, etc.). Thus, opening a private album on your Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite can only be done by yourself or by third parties to which you have accepted access.

How to create a private album?

In order to hide documents, photos or videos, the best solution is undoubtedly to create a private album on your Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite. And for that, there are several ways to do it.

You can use an app third or it is possible to go through the settings from your android device. Indeed, many Android phone manufacturers have understood the need for customers to want to protect their data. Therefore, on various versions of Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite, they provide the option to create a secure private album directly integrated.

In order to find the option that best suits you to hide pictures or videos on your Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite, you can read our article about it.

How to open a private album on your Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite?

To open a private album on your Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite, it all depends on the version that is installed on your Android smartphone et how you used to lock the album.

Open a confidential album on your Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite using private mode

A number of Android mobile versions feature a " Private mode". It allows you to create an album from your Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite to hide your photos and videos. So whenever this private mode is not activated on your smartphone, the album is hidden. For this mode to work, you will first have to configure private mode and determine an access code.

To view and open the album you saved in private mode on your Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite, here is the maneuver:

  • Activate private mode.
  • But there are two ways to do this. The first procedure consists of:
    • Go to the notifications menu,
    • Unroll it notifications menu
    • Tap on the private mode icon 
  • Or the second method is to:
    • Go to Settings
    • Activate the button on the Private mode.
  • Enter your private mode password.
  • You will then have the authorization to access the photos and videos that are in your private album.

Open a private album on a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite with the help of a password

Whether you want to open a private album created by your phone or by an app downloaded to your phone, you will always 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 Note 10 Lite, all you have to do is go to the album and type your right pass.

Be careful to memorize the secret code, because to avoid any intrusion on your precious confidential data, there is in most cases no other means of recovering it. In some cases, you can reset it if you have entered an e-mail address or if you have linked it to a particular account. In these cases, when entering your code, you will also be able to click on " Forgotten password". It's up to you to follow the directions to find it.

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