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How to use Samsung One UI 4.1-based Secure Folder to keep your files private
Samsung One UI 4.1 is official and has reached many Galaxy device owners through OTA updates. The new custom OS brings hand full of new features at the same time, improves, optimizes, or customizes the older ones.
Samsung Secure Folder is an aged One UI feature that keeps your private photos, videos, files, apps, and data safe and secure. The feature continues to provide its services to One UI 4.1 users. Although it hasn’t seen any significant new changes, the feature has been improved, at least in terms of performance.
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Moreover, the Samsung One UI 4.1 Secure Folder is protected by the defense-grade Samsung Knox security platform that makes sure that your information is kept safe from any malicious attacks. The service also allows you to add a passcode or biometric lock to keep your data safe from any others eyes.
Samsung Secure Folder users can add an existing app on their phone to their Secure Folder to make a copy of the app. You can also add new apps from Galaxy Store or Play Store only to install them in the Secure Folder itself and only these apps can access your hidden files.
Samsung One UI 4.1 Secure Folder
Before you set up your Secure Folder, you first need a Samsung Account.
How to create secure folder?
- Enter the Setting of your smartphone.
- Tap Biometrics and security.
- Tap Secure Folder.
- You will need to sign into or create a Samsung Account.
- Tap Sign in, Continue, or Agree.
- Enter your Samsung Account details, then tap Sign in or OK.
- Choose the lock method you wish to use, then tap Next.
- Enter the lock method, then choose Continue.
- Enter the lock method again, then choose Confirm.
- A shortcut to the Secure Folder will be added to your Home and Apps screen.
How to add files to Secure Folder?
After you have set up your Secure Folder you can move your private files. There are several ways to move files to the Secure Folder.
- Open your Secure Folder
- Tap Add files or tap the three dots and tap Add files
- Choose the type of file that you want to add
- Select the files you want to add and tap Done
- Choose whether you want to copy or move the files
You can also move your files directly from where they are saved on your phone. This only works with apps that are made by Samsung, such as My Files, Gallery and Voice Recorder.
- Open an official Samsung app such as Gallery
- Select the files that you want to move
- Tap the options icon. It will appear as three dots in the bottom right corner
- Tap Move to Secure Folder
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Samsung Internet app is filled with a Secret Mode browsing feature. Under Samsung Internet, the company created a myriad of features all geared towards helping to keep you and your online experience safe.
Available for all Android phones, Samsung Internet brings user-centric security and privacy features to web browsing, enabling you to freely browse your favorite websites while helping to safeguard your privacy.
Samsung Internet also enables private environments with Secret Mode. This option offers the same browsing experience as you would normally experience on Samsung Internet but with extra privacy and protection.
Secret Mode won’t let cookies and browsing history for any websites you visit be stored on your phone. As soon as you close all the tabs from Secret Mode, cookies and browsing history will be erased, leaving no clue of what happened.
To use this feature, go to Samsung Internet, and from the main screen, tap on the Tab Manager icon on the bottom where you can manage your open pages. Activate Secret Mode by tapping “Turn on Secret mode”.
Privacy Dashboard:
Available within the Quick Access page, the Privacy Dashboard offers a detailed record of weekly activities and settings that can be adjusted to suit your privacy preferences. To find this, go to the browser, tap the three lines icon, and select Privacy.
Are you using a Samsung Galaxy smartphone running on One UI 6.1 and having trouble finding the video call effects option? Let us tell you that Samsung has updated this feature to make it easier for you to customize your video calls. Here’s what’s new and how you can set it up.
With the One UI 6.1 update, Samsung has moved the video call effects feature settings to the Quick Panel. Now, you can access and change video call effects without having to navigate through multiple screens. When you pull down from the top of your screen, the Quick Panel appears.
Here’s how to set up Video Call Effects:
You can easily use the Video Call effects on your Samsung devices, just need to follow a few steps:
- Start a video call using any app that supports video calling. Make sure you’re in the middle of the call before you try to change the effects.
- While you’re on the video call, pull down from the top of your screen to open the Quick Panel. Pull down again to reveal more options.
- In the Quick Panel, find the Video Call Effects button. Tap on this button to open the settings for video call effects.
- You’ll now see several options to customize your video call. You can change the background, adjust your face effects, modify the color tone, or use automatic framing. Select the options that you like to enhance your video call.
Users with Samsung devices running from One UI 3.1 to One UI 6.0 have to select the video call effects icon directly on the call screen. But with One UI 6.1, accessing these features through the Quick Panel is now simpler.
If you haven’t used these effects on your Galaxy devices yet, try it now to make your video calls fun and engaging.
How to create 24 hour time-lapse video from single photo on Samsung devices
Samsung offers a range of advanced Gallery and Camera features for Galaxy devices that let you capture and edit images and videos like a professional. One of the amazing features of Samsung devices is the ability to convert a single photo into a 24-hour time-lapse video.
If you’ve ever wanted to see a single photo transform into a stunning time-lapse that captures a full day, this Gallery feature is perfect for you. It can take photos of landscapes, skies, sunsets, and more, and turn them into stunning videos that show the changes from morning to night, all 24 hours.
The 24-hour time-lapse video feature of the Samsung automatically detects if your photo includes elements like the sky or sunset. If it does, the AI on your Samsung device can convert it into a time-lapse video. It provides a unique way to experience how a scene transforms throughout the day, all just by one photo.
How to transform a single photo into a 24-hour time-lapse video
To create a beautiful time-lapse video from a single photo, you just need to follow a few simple steps:
- Open the Gallery app on your Samsung device. Look for photos with landscapes, skies, or sunsets.
- Choose the photo you want to convert.
- Tap the info menu at the bottom of the screen.
- If the photo has a recognizable sky, the 24-hour time-lapse option will appear. Tap it to generate the video.
- After the video is created, you can save it to your Gallery or share it with others.
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