This guide is designed to show you how to hide photos on your Android device. In our previous discussions, we explored the complex process of how to hide photos on iPhone. However, this time around, we are turning our attention towards Android devices – both smartphones and tablets. Our goal is to help you understand and implement the steps needed to hide your photos on these devices.
The exact process for hiding photos on your Android phone or tablet may vary at times depending on the specific device manufacturer. This difference arises due to the fact that different manufacturers often integrate their own modifications and nuances into the Android operating system, which leads to slight differences in user interface and operational functions. However, it’s important to note that the general method remains pretty much the same across most Android devices, regardless of manufacturer.
Now, you might be wondering why someone would want to hide their photos on their devices. There could be many reasons, but one of the most common is the desire to maintain privacy. You may have personal photos or sensitive information in your gallery and would prefer to stay away from prying eyes. Or maybe you’re letting someone else use your device and you don’t want them to trip over your private photos. Reasoning aside, having it is a practical skill, and in the following sections, we’ll detail a series of steps that will guide you on how to efficiently achieve this level of photo privacy on your Android smartphone or tablet.
How to hide photos using the Google Photos app
Google Photos is the default photo app on the majority of Android devices, and it can be used to easily hide your photos and keep them private on your smartphone or tablet.
To do this, open the Google Photos app on your device and then select Go to Libraryselect now services Then select Locked folder on your device.
You don’t need to set up the locked folder if you haven’t already. He chooses Set up a locked folder on your Android device, if you haven’t done so before it shows “Nothing here yetin the locked folder.
You will need to make sure that you have a screen lock setup for your Android phone, as the locked folder will require this to keep your photos in that folder private.
Now you can move the photos to the locked folder on your Android phone and you won’t be able to see them without using the screen lock on your device.
To move photos from your photo library to the locked folder, you need to select them and then click Three points In the top eight, select now moves to a locked folder and then select Move. These photos will now be transferred to Locked folder.
If you’re using a Google Pixel Phone, on models earlier than Pixel 3, you can save photos directly to the Locked Folder from the Pixel Camera app. To do this, open the Pixel Camera app on your device and select Photo Gallery at the top right. Now select a locked folder, now you can take a picture and it will be saved in the locked folder.
How to hide photos on Samsung Galaxy smartphones
The way to hide photos on a Samsung Galaxy smartphone is a bit different from other Android devices. Samsung has a secure folder on its devices that is secured by Samsung Knox.
This can be done from the notification center on your device, open this and swipe down to expand the quick toggles menu. You will then see a File option secure folderenable this and it will be added to the notification center.
Now that you have this enabled you will need to set up that particular folder, to do this swipe up from the home screen until the app drawer menu appears. Now select the secure folder, and you will now need to add the four-digit PIN for the folder.
Once done, open the file Gallery application On your Samsung Galaxy phone and select any photos you want to move to this folder, now select More at the bottom and then select Move to Secure Folder. Any photos you selected will now be transferred to this folder on your Galaxy Phone. The folder will be protected by the PIN that you set up.
We hope that you will find this guide on how to hide photos on Android phone or tablet users, if you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please let us know in the comments section below. You can find out more details about how to keep your photos private on the Google website.
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