Have you ever lent your mobile to an acquaintance hoping that the latter does not come across personal photos or videos? Although you are willing to show some files, others are made to remain private to protect your privacy. This is why you need to ensure the protection of your documents. The most common solution is to create a private album. However, it is not always easy to know how to use it. Discover today how to open a private album on a Vivo Y01. First, learn the reasons for using a private album. Then discover the different combinations to open a private album on your Vivo Y01.
What is the purpose of using a private album on a Vivo Y01?
What is the use of a private album on a Vivo Y01?
You do not communicate all of your confidential information to just any individual and the same reflex of confidentiality should in a similar way concern the data which is located on your device, and in particular your photos and videos. Especially since no individual is ever safe from phone theft or a malicious attack that could put our private life at risk. And without going to extreme cases, it sometimes happens that you lend your Vivo Y01 to a colleague, a friend or a trusted relative without guaranteeing that he will not explore the content of your Android smartphone.
Therefore, it is your duty to maintain the confidentiality of your information. And to do this, the best option turns out to be to create a private album on your Vivo Y01 which will give you the opportunity to put your documents, photos and videos in a place safe from prying eyes. This private album can be secured by various processes (secure platform, by hiding it in your device, by configuring a password or also by a biometric lock, etc.). In this way, opening a private album on your Vivo Y01 can only be done by yourself or by close people whose access you have accepted.
How to create a private album?
If you want to hide files, photos or even videos, the best option is undoubtedly to create a private album on your Vivo Y01. And to do this, there are several ways to do it.
You can use an app To download or you just have to go through the settings of your Android smartphone. Indeed, many phone brands have grasped the interest for customers to have to put their media in a safe place. Therefore, on several versions of Vivo Y01, they offer the creation of a directly integrated secure private album.
So, if you want to find the solution that best suits you for hiding images or videos on your Vivo Y01, see our article on this subject.
How to open a private album on your Vivo Y01?
To open a private album on your Vivo Y01, everything will depend on the version that is installed on your Android smartphone et how you went about locking the album.
Open a private album on your Vivo Y01 using private mode
Several versions of Android smartphones have a " Private mode“. It allows you to create an album from your Vivo Y01 to hide your photos and videos. In this way whenever this private mode is not activated on your phone, the album is hidden. In order for this mode to work, you will first need to set the private mode and add a secret code.
To discover and open the album you have inserted in private mode on your Vivo Y01, here is the maneuver:
- Activate private mode.
- There are two ways to do this. The first way to do this is to:
- Open the notifications menu,
- Unroll it notifications menu
- Tap on the private mode icon
- Or the second method is to:
- Open them Settings
- Activate the button on the Private mode.
- Enter your private mode password.
- You will now have access to the photos and videos put in your private album.
Open a private album on a Vivo Y01 using a secret code
Whether you want to open a private album created by your smartphone or by an application downloaded to your phone, it will be essential to fill in the access code that you gave when you created it. This access code can be a PIN code, a fingerprint, a pattern, or a password. To open your private album on your Vivo Y01, all you have to do is go to the album, and enter your right password.
Be careful to save the access code in your memory, since to thwart any intrusion on your precious confidential data, there is often no other way to recover it. With a bit of luck, you can reset it if you entered an email address or attached it to a specific account. In these cases, when entering your password, 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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