Who has never given their smartphone to an individual hoping that the latter does not come across snapshots or personal videos? While you are happy to show some files, others are meant to be kept private to protect your privacy. It is for this reason, you must guarantee the protection of your media. The most accessible option is the creation of a private album. However, it is not necessarily easy to understand how to use it. We will now find out in this article how to open a private album on a Xiaomi Redmi K20. First of all, we will find out why to use a private album. Then we will see the different combinations to open a private album on your Xiaomi Redmi K20.

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Why use a private album on your Xiaomi Redmi K20?

What is the use of a private album on your Xiaomi Redmi K20?

You do not share all of your confidential information with just anyone, and the same spirit of confidentiality should similarly apply to things on your device, including your photos and videos. Especially since no individuals are ever safe from a phone theft or a malicious attack which can put our privacy at risk. And without going to extreme cases, it may happen that you lend your Xiaomi Redmi K20 to a person you trust without the assurance that they will not go and take a look at the content of your mobile.

It is therefore up to you to ensure the confidentiality of your information. And for that, the best option is to create a private album on your Xiaomi Redmi K20 which will offer you the possibility of placing your files, pictures and videos away from prying eyes. This private album can be secured by a certain number of processes (secure platform, hidden in your Android smartphone, by configuring a password or also by fingerprint, etc.). Thus, opening a private album on your Xiaomi Redmi K20 can only be done by yourself or by close people whose access code you have approved.

How to create a private album?

To hide folders, snapshots or also videos, the best possibility is without a doubt the creation of a private album on your Xiaomi Redmi K20. And to achieve this, there are several solutions.

You can use an app To download or you just have to go through Parameters option from your Android smartphone. Indeed, many smartphone brands have grasped the interest for customers to want to protect their data. As a result, on several versions of Xiaomi Redmi K20 they offer the possibility of creating an automatically integrated secure private album.

If you want to choose the solution that best suits you to hide pictures or videos on your Xiaomi Redmi K20, you can read our article on this subject.

How to open a private album on your Xiaomi Redmi K20?

To open a private album on your Xiaomi Redmi K20, everything depends on the version that is installed on your Android mobile et how you proceeded to lock the album.

Open a confidential album on your Xiaomi Redmi K20 using private mode

Several versions of Android smartphones have a " Private mode". Thanks to it, you can create an album from your Xiaomi Redmi K20 to hide your photos and videos. Like this when this private mode is not activated on your mobile phone, the album is hidden. For this mode to work, you must first set up private mode and choose a secret code.

To discover and open the album you saved in private mode on your Xiaomi Redmi K20, here is the process:

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

Open a private album on a Xiaomi Redmi K20 using a secret code

Whether it is to open a private album created by your smartphone or by a third-party application, you will need to type the code that you administered 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 Redmi K20, you simply have to go to the album and type in your pass.

Be careful to remember the code, because to prevent any intrusion on your precious confidential data, there is often no other way to recover it. In certain situations, you can reset it if you have entered an e-mail address or if you have linked it to a specific account. In this situation, when entering your access code, you will then find the option of pressing " Forgotten password". It's up to you to follow the instructions to find it.

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