Google Photos Expands Locked Folder Feature To All Android Devices

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Google announced that its Locked Folder feature in Google Photos will soon be available on all Android devices running Android 6 and above.

Google will soon roll out its Google Photos’ Locked Folder to all devices running Android 6 or above. The feature, which allows users to securely store sensitive images in a folder protected by a password or biometric security, has previously been available only on Pixel 3 phones and later.

Google announced the Locked Folder feature back in May during the Google I/O conference as part of a host of new features coming to Android this fall.

With Locked Folder in @googlephotos, you can add photos to a passcode protected space and they won’t show up as you scroll through Photos or other apps on your phone. Locked Folder is launching first on Google Pixel, and more Android devices throughout the year. #GoogleIO pic.twitter.com/yGNoQ8vLdq
— Google (@Google) May 18, 2021

To set up a Locked Folder, Android users need to visit their Google Photos app, open Library, and then Utilities, where they can find the Locked Folder option. Once the secured folder has been set up, users can manually move their existing photos onto it.

https://twitter.com/Android/status/1441077607819264002

Any device running Android 6 or above will soon be able to add photos to a passcode-protected Locked Folder separate from other photos.

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Google has not specified if it will be possible to directly save new pictures into the Locked Folder when taking them; however, this feature is already available using a Pixel camera app. Images stored in a Locked Folder will not be backed up to the cloud.

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