Microsoft has its Personal Vault on OneDrive, however in case you want protecting your most non-public recordsdata in your gadget Google is now engaged on an identical function for his or her Files app on Android.
The function, referred to as Safe Folder, is a PIN-protected folder in your handset which might solely be accessed with the password, and which is invisible to different apps in your handset.
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The knowledge is encrypted with a four digit pin and Google guarantees that it’s utterly inaccessible with out it, which means in case you neglect your PIN the info is unrecoverable. The knowledge can be misplaced in case you delete and re-install the Files app.
The function was found in a teardown of v1.0.315 of the Files app by XDA-Developers, and it isn’t identified when it is going to be publicly launched but.
It is notable {that a} four digit PIN doesn’t provide any vital safety, which means Safe Folders could also be sufficient to cover recordsdata out of your spouse however not the FBI.
