Have you inevitably happened to give your smartphone to an individual hoping that the latter will not rummage through the gallery and find photos or confidential videos? Even if you are willing to show some files, others are made to remain private in order to protect your privacy. To do this, you must ensure the protection of your documents. The easiest option is creating a private album. However, it is not always easy to know how to use it. We will see now in this article how to open a private album on a Xiaomi Mi 11. First, let's find out why to use a private album. In a second step we will see the various methods to open a private folder on your Xiaomi Mi 11.

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Why use a private album on a Xiaomi Mi 11?

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

You don't give all of your confidential data to someone you don't know, and the same spirit of privacy should equally apply to the things on your device, especially your images and videos. Especially since none of us is ever safe from a theft of our personal belongings or an ill-intentioned attack that can put our intimate life in danger. And without even imagining the most extreme situations, it may happen that you lend your Xiaomi Mi 11 to a colleague, a friend or a trusted relative without assurance that he will not wander on the content of your device.

Therefore, it is your duty to guarantee the confidentiality of your data. And for that, the best option is undoubtedly creating a private album on your Xiaomi Mi 11 which will give you the opportunity to place your documents, photos and videos away from prying eyes. This private album can be secured through several processes (secure platform, hiding it in your Android smartphone, configuring an access code or fingerprint, etc.). Like this, opening a private album on your Xiaomi Mi 11 can only be done by yourself or by third-party individuals to whom you have granted access.

How to create a private album?

To be able to hide documents, photos or even videos, the best solution is undoubtedly to create a private album on your Xiaomi Mi 11. And to do this, there are various ways to do it.

You can use an app to install on your phone or it is possible to go through the settings of your Android. Indeed, many smartphone brands have heard the usefulness for customers to want to put their media in a safe place. As a result, on several versions of Xiaomi Mi 11 they offer the creation of an immediately integrated secure private album.

So, if you want to choose the option that best suits you to hide images or videos on your Xiaomi Mi 11, you can read our article about it.

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

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

Open a private album on your Xiaomi Mi 11 using private mode

A number of Android smartphone versions feature a " Private mode“. It allows you to create a folder through your Xiaomi Mi 11 to hide your images and videos. Therefore whenever this private mode is not running on your device, the album is hidden. In order for this mode to work, you will first have to configure the private mode and define a secret code.

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

  • Activated private mode.
  • There are two methods available for this. The first procedure consists of:
    • Go to the notifications menu,
    • Unroll it notifications menu
    • Press the private mode icon 
  • Or the second way is to:
    • Open them Settings
    • Press the button on the Private mode.
  • Enter your private mode code.
  • You will now have permission to access the images and videos that are in your private album.

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

Whether you want to open a private album created by your phone or by a third-party application, you will necessarily be asked to enter the code that you saved 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 Xiaomi Mi 11, all you have to do is go to the album and enter your right password.

Be careful to save the secret code in your memory, because to prevent any intrusion on your precious confidential media, there is generally no other way to recover it. Sometimes you can reset it if you provided an email address or linked it to a particular account. If this is the case, when entering your password, you will then be able to press " Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to recover it.

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