Who has never lent their android smartphone to someone in the hope that the latter does not come across snapshots or personal videos? Although you are happy to share some data, others are made to remain private in order to protect your personal life. So for this reason, you need to pay attention to the confidentiality of your documents. The most accessible solution turns out to be the creation of a private album. However, it is not always easy to know how to use it. We will see today how to open a private album on a Xiaomi Mix 3. First, we'll find out what to use a confidential album for. Secondly we will see the various ways to open a private album on your Xiaomi Mix 3.

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Why use a private album on your Xiaomi Mix 3?

What is a private album for on your Xiaomi Mix 3?

You do not communicate your personal data to just any individual and the same confidentiality reflex should apply equally to the things on your phone, and in particular your photos and videos. Especially since no individuals are ever safe from a phone theft or a malicious attack which can put our personal lives at risk. And without going to extreme cases, it sometimes happens that you lend your Xiaomi Mix 3 to an individual in whom you have great confidence without the assurance that he will not go and take a look at the contents of your device.

Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure the confidentiality of your files. And to achieve this, the best possibility is adding a private album to your Xiaomi Mix 3 which will offer you the possibility to transfer your files, snapshots and videos to a place hidden from prying eyes. This private album can be secured by several processes (secure platform, by hiding it in your Android smartphone, by adding a password or even a fingerprint, etc.). Consequently, opening a private album on your Xiaomi Mix 3 can only be done by yourself or by third parties whose access code you have given.

How to create a private album?

So, if you want to hide files, snapshots or also videos, the best possibility will therefore be to create a private album on your Xiaomi Mix 3. There are various ways to do this.

You can use an app To download or you have the possibility to go through the settings from your android phone. Indeed, many smartphone manufacturers have understood the usefulness for users to have to protect their files. In this way, on several versions of Xiaomi Mix 3, they offer the creation of a directly integrated secure private album.

If you want to choose the solution that best suits you to hide pictures or videos on your Xiaomi Mix 3, see our article on this subject.

How to open a private album on your Xiaomi Mix 3?

To open a private album on your Xiaomi Mix 3, everything will depend on the version that is installed on your Android smartphone et the method you used to lock the album.

Open a confidential album on your Xiaomi Mix 3 using private mode

A number of Android smartphone versions feature a " Private mode". With it, you can create an album from your Xiaomi Mix 3 to hide your photos and videos. In this way, when this private mode is not activated on your mobile phone, the album is hidden. In order for this mode to work, you must first set up private mode and add a password.

To view and open the album you saved in private mode on your Xiaomi Mix 3, here is the maneuver:

  • Activate private mode.
  • To do this two alternatives are available to you. The first way is to:
    • Open 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.
  • Enter your secret code for private mode.
  • You will now have the authorization to access the photos and videos that are in your private album.

Open a private album on a Xiaomi Mix 3 using a password

Whether it is to open a private album created by your Android smartphone or by an application downloaded on your phone, it will be essential to type the access code that you indicated when creating it. It may be a PIN code, a fingerprint, a pattern, or a password. To open your private album on your Xiaomi Mix 3, you just have to go to the album and type your right pass.

Be careful to save the secret code in your memory, since to prevent any intrusion on your precious private files, there is most of the time no other way to recover it. In certain situations, you will be able to reset it if you have indicated an e-mail address or if you have linked it to a specific account. In this case, when entering your secret code, you will also have the choice to click on " Forgotten password". It is up to you to follow the instructions to recover it.

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