Who has never lent their android smartphone to an acquaintance hoping that the latter does not come across confidential images or videos? Although there are a number of files that you are happy to show, others are made to remain private in order to protect your privacy. Consequently, to do this, you must guarantee the confidentiality of your data. The most obvious solution is to create a private album. Nevertheless, it is not necessarily easy to know how to use it. We will see today how to open a private album on a Xiaomi 11T. To begin, we will find out what purpose to use a private album. Secondly, discover the different combinations to open a private folder on your Xiaomi 11T.

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Why use a private album on a Xiaomi 11T?

What is a private folder for on a Xiaomi 11T?

You don't give all of your personal data to someone you don't know and the same confidentiality reflex should apply to the data on your Android smartphone, including your images and videos. Especially since none of us is in any way immune to the theft of our personal belongings or a malicious attack that may jeopardize our privacy. And without imagining the worst, it may happen that you lend your Xiaomi 11T to someone in whom you place great trust without assurance that they will not take a look at the contents of your smartphone.

It is therefore up to you to maintain the confidentiality of your data. And to do this, the best solution is to create a private album on your Xiaomi 11T which will give you the opportunity to put your files, images and videos away from prying eyes. This private album can be secured through various means (secure platform, hiding it in your phone, setting up a passcode or biometric lock etc). Thus, opening a private album on your Xiaomi 11T can only be done by yourself or by close people whose access code you have accepted.

How to create a private album?

If you want to hide folders, images or videos, the best solution is undoubtedly to create a private album on your Xiaomi 11T. And to achieve this, there are a number of solutions.

You can use an app To download or you have the possibility to go through the settings from your android device. Indeed, the majority of phone manufacturers have heard the need for users to have to put their media in a safe place. As a result, on several versions of Xiaomi 11T, they offer the creation of an automatically integrated secure private album.

Therefore, in order to find the option that best suits you to hide images or videos on your Xiaomi 11T, you can read our article on this subject.

How to open a private album on your Xiaomi 11T?

To open a private album on your Xiaomi 11T, everything will depend on the version of your Android mobile et how you proceeded to lock the album.

Open a confidential album on your Xiaomi 11T using a private mode

Several versions of Android mobile have a " Private mode“. Thanks to it, you can create a folder from your Xiaomi 11T to hide your images and videos. Like this whenever this private mode is not activated on your Android smartphone, the album is hidden. For this mode to work, you will first have to configure the private mode and define an access code.

To view and open the album you have registered in private mode on your Xiaomi 11T, here is the process:

  • Activated private mode.
  • To do this two methods are available to you. The first procedure consists of:
    • Open the notifications menu,
    • Unroll it notifications menu
    • Press the private mode icon 
  • Or the second option is to:
    • Meet in the Settings
    • Press the button on the Private mode.
  • Enter your private mode password.
  • You will now have access to the images and videos that are in your private album.

Open a private album on a Xiaomi 11T using a password

Whether to open a private album created by your phone or by a third-party app, it will be essential to provide the code that you administered when you created it. It may be a PIN code, a fingerprint, a drawing, or a password. To open your private album on your Xiaomi 11T, all you have to do is go to the album and enter your pass.

Be careful to remember the code well, because to prevent any intrusion on your precious private files, there is most of the time no other way to recover it. With a bit of luck, you can reset it if you have provided an email address or linked it to a specific account. In this situation, when entering your secret code, you will find the solution to press " Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to collect it.

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