The fact that mobile phones are more than just a device to communicate and play is no secret; In them, we transport data, files and even photos and videos which, for any reason, we consider private, confidential, it is therefore normal to become a little nervous each time we lend the mobile. What if this person does more than this call who told us that he was going to do?
Fortunately, there are ways to protect our files in the Samsung galaxy with an IU. The most radical is simply to define an application on the screen so that, for example, the person to whom we have lent the mobile can only access the “telephone” application. But The gallery hides an option that can be very useful to protect our images More sensitive: we can block access to any file.
How to block photos on a Samsung mobile using the secret gallery menu
The function to block access to the files of the image gallery is not available by default in mobile phones, for any reason. Perhaps Samsung considers that it can be redundant, because there is also the “sure folder”, a safe to hide our confidential files and applications. However, I find that hiding something directly in the gallery can be very useful and, above all, practical.
Indeed You have to scan my fingerprint.
For example, we can create a file in the gallery in which we include the photos and videos that we consider more private. Once this file is blocked, the people to whom we provide mobile will not be able to access their photos from the gallery; They can continue to see the photos of our pets and the last vacation trip, but not the content of this private dossier.
Thus, we can activate the locking of the file in the One UI image gallery:
- Let's go to the gallery and click the menu button
- We click on “Settings” then above “About the gallery'
- Let's do Press several times On the application of the application, until the message appears'[Labs] Gallery Labs is activated '
- This means that we have already activated the secret gallery menu, which includes more configuration options. We return to the gallery settings
- Now we click on 'Gallery Labs'
- Finally, we activate the option 'Entrance album'And we confirm the action on the next screen
This menu is full of Experimental options for the galleryMost of us can leave them as they are, but in addition to the “ block albums '', it can be useful to activate “ saving as a PDF '' to quickly create PDF files with the gallery images. It is not a perfect tool, but it works quite well.
Returning to the blocking of images in the gallery, we have already activated this function, now we must only use it to Log any file that we want. First of all, we must restart the gallery, that is to say that we must close it completely and access the new option again. It will only be necessary the first time.
- We remain pressed on the folder we want to block and click on the “Plus” button in the lower right corner
- Then we click on 'Locking album'
And ready, this file was blocked. Now, to access it, it is necessary to use the identity verification method that we have configured on the mobile, that is to say to digitize the fingerprint or to use facial recognition. No one can see their contents of the gallery. However, it is important to keep in mind that it blocks access to the gallery, but it could be available from another application such as WhatsApp or Gmail by joining a photo.
If you want to deactivate the folder locking, you can do it inside the folder. Once you have accessed, click the three -point button in the upper right corner and select 'Unlocking album'. The file will stop being blocked. This function for the moment is hidden in the secret and experimental menu of the Samsung Galaxy Gallery, but it is estimated that Samsung could include it by default in the gallery of the new UI 8, according to the latest leaks. If this is the case, it will be easier than ever to block photos to keep them private and protected.
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