Samsung phones have had Secure Folder for years, while the One UI 8.5 brings a new Private Album feature. The new addition is totally different from Secure Folder and allows users to privately save their photos and videos.

The new Private Album feature is designed for convenience, allowing you to protect sensitive content without needing to move files to third-party applications.

Samsung’s Secure Folder and Private Album are different

Secure Folder functions as an entirely isolated, encrypted sandbox environment within the device. It lets users store not just media, but also apps, documents, files, and separate accounts.

Take it as a separate space inside your phone that acts like a clean phone. You can install apps and run them in the native view and have double accounts for almost every app.

Private Album is a new feature launched with One UI 8.5 that lets you store personal photos and videos in a protected space within the Galaxy Gallery app.

It allows you to hide specific content, including photos, videos, and screenshots, right from the Samsung Gallery app, adding a seamless layer of privacy.

That said, the Samsung Private Album is specifically developed to quickly hide photos and videos directly inside the native Gallery app, offering fast access and streamlined protection for media.

How to set up a Private Album?

• Open the Gallery app.
• Tap the Menu.
• Select Private Album.
• Follow the on-screen setup instructions.
• Tap Screen Lock and select your preferred security method.
• Set your notification preferences and tap Done to finish.

Private Album is available in non-One UI 8.5 devices too, but the setup is a bit tricky.

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How to hide photos and videos?

• Open the Gallery app.
• Select the photos or videos.
• Tap More.
• Select Move to Private Album and confirm.

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