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 ...

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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 ...

While your phone is usually going to be well protected from thieves thanks to whatever you've set up on the lock screen—whether a fingerprint, a face scan, or a PIN—there might still be times when ...

Moving your sensitive photos into the Secure Folder ensures they remain hidden from the main Gallery. Keeping your Secure Folder organized makes it easier to manage your hidden photos, apps, and files ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...