You may want to keep your photos and videos private from prying eyes on your Samsung Galaxy phone. Thankfully, One UI’s default functions are more than enough to help you do just that. Let’s see how to hide photos and videos on Samsung Galaxy phones.
You can use Samsung’s Awesome Secure Folder, Google Photos Locked folder, or choose OneDrive Private Vault to hide your secret photos and videos from others.
1. Use Secure Folder
Samsung Secure Folder is one of the best add-ons in One UI software. You can hide apps, documents, media, and even install social networking apps to use multiple accounts on your phone. You can read our dedicated post on how to set up Secure Folder on Samsung phones.
First, you need to enable Secure Folder on your phone. You will then see an option to hide photos and videos to Secure Folder in the Gallery app.
Step 1: Swipe down and open the Notifications menu. From the quick toggles, enable Secure Folder.
Step 2: Swipe up and open the App Drawer. Find the Samsung Gallery app with the flower icon and tap it.
Step 3: When you see Album, you can either find images from the album or use the Photos tab to browse through media by date.
Step 4: Select an image that you want to hide and open the preview.
Step 5: Tap the three-dot menu in the bottom right corner and select the ‘Go to Secure Folder’ option.
You can also select multiple images or videos and move them directly to Secure Folder. By default, Secure Folder is hidden from the App Drawer menu.
So next time you open the App Drawer, you will find Secure Folder in it. You will need to authenticate yourself to check for hidden media.
2. Use Locked Folders in Google Photos
The default Gallery app on Android – Google Photos also offers the ability to hide photos and videos in Locked Folders.
You need to set it up first from the Utilities menu in the app. Go through the steps below to make changes.
Step 1: Find Google Photos from the app drawer menu and open it.
Step 2: Click the Library icon in the bottom bar. Select the ‘Utilities’ tab at the top.
Step 4: Find the ‘Set up Locked Folder’ tab and select Get started on it.
Step 5: Tap Setup from the following menu.
Please note that hidden items will not be backed up and you cannot share them either.
Step 6: Go back to the Photos menu and select the image you want to hide.
Step 7: Click on the three-dot menu at the top and select Move to Locked Folder.
Google Photos will move images from the main Photos menu to Locked Folders. You can access hidden media from the menu Gallery > Utilities > Locked Folders in the app.
The Locked Folder feature has a few downsides. If you uninstall Google Photos, you will lose all hidden media with it. All your saved photos and videos in Locked Folder are kept locally only and not stored in the cloud.
That means you can’t access Locked Folder files stored on another phone or on the web. Google Photos also disables any editing or sharing functionality for media stored in Locked Folders.
3. Use OneDrive Personal Vault
Microsoft OneDrive is installed by default on all Galaxy phones. Cloud storage app provides Personal Vault function to hide secret media files. Here’s how you can use it.
Step 1: Open the OneDrive app on your Galaxy phone. You can find the app in the Microsoft folder in the App Drawer menu.
Step 2: Go to the Files menu and select Personal Vault.
If you’ve never set up a Personal Vault before, Microsoft will ask you to confirm your identity with account authentication. Create a personal Vault PIN and you’re ready to hide photos and videos on your Galaxy phone.
Step 3: Once you are in the Personal Vault, tap the + icon in the upper right corner. Select Upload and it will open the default file manager for moving media files.
Step 4: Select the photos you want to hide and move them to Personal Vault.
Please note that Microsoft OneDrive will upload all media files to the linked cloud storage account. That way, you can also access hidden pictures and videos from the OneDrive desktop app.
After hiding media files in OneDrive Personal Vault, you need to go back to the Gallery app and delete the uploaded media files from your phone’s storage.
Protect media files on Samsung
For most, we recommend using Samsung Secure Folder to hide photos and videos on Galaxy phones. If you’re a Microsoft 365 subscriber and actively use OneDrive, you can also use Personal Vault. And if you’re slipping with Google Photos Locked Folders, be sure to keep the limits in mind.
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