Hosted on MSN

How to Make Samsung's Secure Folder Even More Secure

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 ...
Hosted on MSN

7 Secure Folder tips every Samsung Galaxy owner should use

Given the ever-growing concerns about data privacy and security, Samsung has developed various features on its Galaxy phones to safeguard users' data. One example is Secure Folder. This special folder ...
Android Authority

A flaw in Samsung's Secure Folder lets anyone see what apps and photos you have

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 ...
Android Police

Samsung’s Secure Folder might not be as private as you think

Nathan is a tech journalist from Canada who spends too much money on gadgets. You can find his work on Android Police, Digital Trends, iMore, Mobile Syrup and ZDNET. Nathan studied journalism at ...
Gizmochina

Samsung’s Secure Folder isn’t as secure as you think: files can be accessed from outside

Samsung’s Secure Folder, a feature designed to provide industry-grade security for sensitive data on Galaxy devices, has been found to have a significant flaw. Recent discoveries reveal that apps and ...
Android Authority

New Samsung Secure Folder flaw means your photos aren't so secure after all, but here's the fix

A flaw in Samsung’s One UI 7 lets media from the Secure Folder appear in auto-generated stories. These stories trigger notifications visible outside of Secure Folder, which when clicked, expose hidden ...
Android Police

Samsung's Secure Folder might get better at living up to its name with One UI 8

Karandeep has been with Android Police as a freelance writer since 2019, covering reviews for India, buyer’s guides for the US, and handy tutorials for everyone. He cares more about the impact of ...
Android

Samsung Could Finally Fix Secure Folder's Flaw With One UI 8

If you have also come across instances when Samsung’s Secure Folder didn’t protect your data as you’d have expected, there’s some good news. Samsung could finally fix that flaw with One UI 8, using ...
Gizmochina

Concerned about work profile apps? Samsung’s Secure Folder is switching to Android’s Private Space

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 ...
9to5google

Samsung may be adding ‘App Lock’ to its Android 15 update, separate from Secure Folder

Locking apps seems to be a growing trend, with Google introducing “Private Space” on Pixel and Apple following suit as well. Now, Samsung appears to be gearing up to launch “App Lock” in its Android ...
Android

Samsung's Secure Folder isn’t as private as you might think

As Samsung describes it, Secure Folder allows you to have a second phone inside your device by allowing a second instance of apps to run independently. In theory, this should keep your most sensitive ...