Brendan is a freelance writer and content creator from Portland, OR. He covers tech and gaming for Lifehacker, and has also written for Digital Trends, EGM, Business Insider, IGN, and more. Files by ...

People hide photos and videos on their smartphones for privacy and security reasons. Some may have personal pictures that they don’t want others to see. Hiding sensitive pictures can help if your ...

Do you have some photos on your phone that you don’t want anyone else to see? Maybe they are private, sensitive or embarrassing. Whatever the reason, you don’t want snoops to scroll through them when ...

Android's Gallery app gives you a quick access to the photos and videos stored on your device. Furthermore, it will periodically scan your device's storage for new media files. However if you would ...

If you’ve got something you want to hide away, then you’ve got plenty of options on Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS—options that we’ll run through here. Even if the kids or a stranger should get ...

A common way to secure confidential information in computers and smartphones is through hidden folders. By hiding files, any unauthorized access to sensitive data is barred. There are many different ...

Google is adding a new feature to its Files by Google app for Android phones to let users lock and hide private files in an encrypted folder. The new Safe folder feature is aimed at people who, for ...