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News India Live, Digital Desk: In today’s times, giving the phone to someone has become a big risk. There is a fear that someone might see your personal photos. If you are also troubled by forgetting the password of App Lock or advertisements of third-party apps, then use these features hidden in the settings of the phone. These methods are so safe that the photos will stop appearing in your gallery and will only be visible to you. FaceID, fingerprint or PIN Can be opened only from.
1. For Android users: The magic of ‘Locked Folder’
If you have a Samsung, Google Pixel or any of the latest Android phones, you can use these in-built features of Google Photos:
step 1: Open the Google Photos app and select the photos you want to hide.
Step 2: From the options given below ‘Move to Locked Folder’ Click on.
Step 3: Now these photos will disappear from your main gallery and cloud backup.
Benefit: These photos will be found only in ‘Locked Folder’ of ‘Utilities’ section, which will require your phone’s screen lock (Fingerprint/PIN) to open.
2. For iPhone users: ‘Hidden Album’ trick
In iOS 16 and later, Apple has strengthened the way to hide photos:
step 1: Go to the Photos app and select the photo.
Step 2: in the upper corner three dots (…) Click on and ‘Hide’ Select option.
Step 3: Now go to Settings > Photos ‘Show Hidden Album’ Turn it off.
Benefit: Now the ‘Hidden’ folder will also disappear from the album list. To see this, you will have to go back to Settings and it will open only with your FaceID.
3. Special for Samsung users: ‘Secure Folder’
Samsung phones with ‘Samsung Knox’ security Secure Folder Get:
It’s like having a second ‘secret phone’ inside your phone. Here you can hide not only photos, but also banking apps and contacts.
Turn it on from the notification panel and ‘Move’ a photo from your gallery directly into it.
Take special care of these things (Safety Tips)
Backup Concerns: Keep in mind that cloud backup of photos added to ‘Locked Folder’ (Android) stops. If you reset the phone, these photos may be deleted.
Don’t share passwords: Do not tell the main PIN of your phone to anyone, because these features are based on the main lock of your phone.