Have you inevitably happened to give your phone to a friend, relative or even a colleague hoping that the latter does not rummage through the gallery and find confidential images or videos? Even if you are ready to exchange a certain amount of data, others are made to remain private to protect your personal life. To do this, you must ensure the confidentiality of your data. The easiest option turns out to be creating a private album. However, it is not always easy to know how to use it. We will now see in this article how to open a private album on a Xiaomi 12T. First, we will find out why to use a confidential album. Secondly we will see the different combinations to open a private album on your Xiaomi 12T.

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Why use a private album on your Xiaomi 12T?

What is the use of a private album on his Xiaomi 12T?

You don't give all of your personal information to just anyone, and the same spirit of privacy should similarly apply to the content on your mobile, especially your photos and videos. Especially since we are in no way immune to the theft of our personal belongings or an ill-intentioned attack that could put our personal life at risk. And without even seeing the worst, it sometimes happens that you lend your Xiaomi 12T to someone you trust without guaranteeing that they will not explore the content of your Android smartphone.

It is therefore your responsibility to preserve the confidentiality of your data. And for that, the best solution remains to create a private album on your Xiaomi 12T which will allow you to place your documents, images and videos in a place safe from prying eyes. This private album can be secured by various processes (secure platform, hidden in your mobile phone, adding a password or a biometric lock, etc.). In this way, opening a private album on your Xiaomi 12T can only be done by yourself or by close people whose accessibility to the album you have approved.

How to create a private album?

If you want to hide documents, images or even videos, the best option is therefore to create a private album on your Xiaomi 12T. And to do this, there are various ways to do it.

You can use an app To download or it is possible to go through the settings menu of your Android. Indeed, many smartphone manufacturers have heard the usefulness for customers of having to put their media in a safe place. This is why, on some versions of Xiaomi 12T, they offer the possibility of creating a secure private album directly integrated.

If you want to find the solution that best suits you for hiding images or videos on your Xiaomi 12T, we recommend that you read our article on this subject.

How to open a private album on your Xiaomi 12T?

To open a private album on your Xiaomi 12T, everything will depend on your Android device version et the method you used to lock the album.

Open a private album on your Xiaomi 12T using private mode

Several versions of Android phones have a " Private mode“. It allows you to create an album from your Xiaomi 12T to hide your photos and videos. This way whenever this private mode is not activated on your mobile phone, the album is hidden. For this mode to work, you will first have to set the private mode and determine a password.

To view and open the album you have registered in private mode on your Xiaomi 12T, here is the maneuver:

  • Activate private mode.
  • To do this, two methods are available to you. The first way is to:
    • Go to the notifications menu,
    • Unroll it notifications menu
    • Press the private mode icon 
  • Or the second way is to:
    • Open them Settings
    • Activate the button on the Private mode.
  • Write your secret code for private mode.
  • You will now have access to the photos and videos put in your private album.

Open a private album on a Xiaomi 12T using a password

Whether you want to open a private album created by your device or by a third-party application, you will necessarily be asked to fill in the access code that you administered when you created it. It may be a PIN code, a fingerprint, a pattern, or a password. To open your private album on your Xiaomi 12T, simply go to the album and enter your right password.

Be careful to memorize the secret code well, because to avoid any intrusion on your precious confidential data, there is usually no other way to recover it. With any luck, you can reset it if you entered an email address or linked it to a particular account. In this case, when entering your secret code, you will then be able to press " Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to find it.

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