You keep everything on your smartphone, including personal information. To secure information, Samsung introduced Secure Folder for Galaxy devices, you can hide your personal data using a special passcode.
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Samsung Secure Folder for Galaxy
Samsung Knox offers multiple layers of security and privacy to protect users and gives them the option to choose what they want to protect through Secure Folder. It is for those users who want to keep their most private information separate and secure.
With Samsung Secure Folder, you can hold your most private data on your Galaxy device such as calendar schedules and contact information, as well as notes, photos, videos, files, and even apps.
Personal data is stored in a Secure Folder and will not be accessible in regular apps. If you need them, you’ll need to access Secure Folder – you’ll need to set your lock type to PIN, pattern, or password. In addition to these, you can also add a fingerprint.
How to Set up Secure Folder
- Go to Settings, then tap Security and Privacy.
- Here’s click More security settings.
- Tap Secure Folder.
- Click Continue and then grant the necessary permissions.
- If necessary, sign in to your Samsung account and then tap OK.
- You will be asked to set a security method like a PIN, password, or pattern to access the Secure Folder.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to set your passcode.
- Finally, click on Next, and then enter your passcode to access your Secure Folder.
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