Google Photos will finally allow you to hide some images in a locked folder

Have you ever shown someone photos and videos on your mobile? And did you unknowingly come across content that you wouldn’t want someone to see while browsing? Quite possibly yes. For this reason, there have been various general tools for hiding or locking specific files in special folders for a long time. For example, the system in Samsung phones has its own, and a similar service is provided by the Google Files application. But many more. Now Locked folder, as the function is directly called, has arrived in the application Google photos.

New in this popular tool for saving and browsing images, the novelty will be very practical. A user accustomed to Google Photos it will not have to hide files elsewhere on the system or in other applications. All you have to do is swipe to open the image or video properties and tap Locked folder. It is protected by a password or fingerprint, as the competition can. The novelty will be available on Pixel phones in the first wave. Gradually it will made available on other mobile phones. For Pixels, it is said that the Locked folder for Google Photos will be able to hide images directly from the camera.

How often do you show photos and videos to someone on your mobile?

Zdroj: Google