Smartphones typically come with a plethora of security features that attempt to do everything from discouraging unwanted use, to preventing outright theft — or at least making recovery a little more ...

The Secure Folder app on Samsung phones is a great tool to safeguard your private photos, files, and app data. However, there are ways in which you can make it even more secure to minimize the chances ...

If you have photos and videos on your Android phone that you don't want friends and family to stumble upon, you can secure them in a locked folder in the Google Photos or Samsung Gallery app. The ...

Haroun joined Android Police in 2021, reporting on the latest stories in the tech world. Since then, he’s gleefully covered everything from the most mundane Google Docs features to more mainstream ...

With One UI 8, Samsung will ask you to re-enroll fingerprints for Secure Folder biometric access. Apps moved to your Secure Folder can now be easily hidden from the rest of your phone. Samsung’s ...

A flaw has been discovered in Samsung’s Secure Folder feature, which allows anyone to view the apps and photos stored in it. This is possible because Samsung’s Secure Folder is set up like a Work ...

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One UI 7’s Secure Folder had a security flaw: the photo picker can access “secured” files from outside in certain conditions. For example, it could expose unencrypted media from the Secure Folder when ...