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How to Create a Locked Folder in Google Photos

Password protect photos and videos on Android

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He also serves as network &amp; server administrator and performs computer maintenance and repair for numerous clients. lifewire's editorial guidelines Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Android Switching from iOS <h3> What to Know</h3> Locked Folder is the only built-in password protection option.Use the Google Photos app: Library &gt; Utilities &gt; Locked Folder.Lock and unlock with your fingerprint or device PIN. This article explains how to password-protect Google Photos videos and images through the Locked Folder mobile app feature.
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Locked Folder is the only built-in password protection option.Use the Google Photos app: Library > Utilities > Locked Folder.Lock and unlock with your fingerprint or device PIN. This article explains how to password-protect Google Photos videos and images through the Locked Folder mobile app feature.
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It&#39;s available for Pixel 3 devices and later. <h2> Can You Password-Protect a Google Photos Album </h2> No, Google Photos doesn&#39;t provide a way to lock photo albums behind a password.
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It's available for Pixel 3 devices and later.

Can You Password-Protect a Google Photos Album

No, Google Photos doesn't provide a way to lock photo albums behind a password.
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All photos added to your account, whether in an album or not, are reachable through a search, will show up when choosing an image from another app, and are otherwise freely available when browsing your Google Photos account. The only exception is if you use the Locked Folder feature.
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All photos added to your account, whether in an album or not, are reachable through a search, will show up when choosing an image from another app, and are otherwise freely available when browsing your Google Photos account. The only exception is if you use the Locked Folder feature.
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It&#39;s a single folder stored on your device which will hide any videos or pictures you place in it. It&#39;s available only in the mobile app because it&#39;s a local feature—nothing you put in it is backed up online or saved elsewhere. Album importing isn&#39;t allowed, but you can move as many photos and videos as you want into this password-protected folder, assuming you have the local storage to contain them.
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It's a single folder stored on your device which will hide any videos or pictures you place in it. It's available only in the mobile app because it's a local feature—nothing you put in it is backed up online or saved elsewhere. Album importing isn't allowed, but you can move as many photos and videos as you want into this password-protected folder, assuming you have the local storage to contain them.
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<h2> How to Create a Locked Folder in Google Photos </h2> Google Photos doesn't technically have lockable folders to hide your files. Instead, there's a special feature aptly called Locked Folder, available in the Utilities area of the Google Photos Android app that serves a similar function as a photo vault app.<br> Here&#39;s how it works: Tap the Library tab at the bottom of the Google Photos app, and then choose Utilities at the top of the next screen.<br/> Select Locked Folder. If you don&#39;t see that, choose Get started instead, and follow the on-screen directions.<br/> Provide your fingerprint or PIN to open it.
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How to Create a Locked Folder in Google Photos

Google Photos doesn't technically have lockable folders to hide your files. Instead, there's a special feature aptly called Locked Folder, available in the Utilities area of the Google Photos Android app that serves a similar function as a photo vault app.
Here's how it works: Tap the Library tab at the bottom of the Google Photos app, and then choose Utilities at the top of the next screen.
Select Locked Folder. If you don't see that, choose Get started instead, and follow the on-screen directions.
Provide your fingerprint or PIN to open it.
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If you&#39;ve never used your fingerprint or PIN to secure your device, you may need to set these options up before you can use them. You can&#39;t set a separate password for the Locked Folder and your device as a whole.
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If you've never used your fingerprint or PIN to secure your device, you may need to set these options up before you can use them. You can't set a separate password for the Locked Folder and your device as a whole.
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The PIN or fingerprint you&#39;re using to open the folder now will be what you&#39;ll use to access the password-protected files in the future, too. Change your screen lock password if you want to use a different PIN for Locked Folder. Select Move items, and then tap the photos and/or videos you want to move into Locked Folder.<br/> The search tool on this page works the same way as it does elsewhere in the app.
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The PIN or fingerprint you're using to open the folder now will be what you'll use to access the password-protected files in the future, too. Change your screen lock password if you want to use a different PIN for Locked Folder. Select Move items, and then tap the photos and/or videos you want to move into Locked Folder.
The search tool on this page works the same way as it does elsewhere in the app.
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You can browse by person, locate just your selfies or screenshots, etc. Press Move when you&#39;re ready to relocate the selected items, and then confirm the prompt by selecting Move once more.<br/> You can close the app or back out of Locked Folder to secure the items you&#39;ve saved there.
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You can browse by person, locate just your selfies or screenshots, etc. Press Move when you're ready to relocate the selected items, and then confirm the prompt by selecting Move once more.
You can close the app or back out of Locked Folder to secure the items you've saved there.
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To access the locked photo folder in the future, repeat the first three steps above. To move the pho...
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To access the locked photo folder in the future, repeat the first three steps above. To move the photos and videos back into your regular Google Photos account, open Locked Folder, select the items and choose Move. The Delete option you see from that same screen will permanently remove the selection from your phone.
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To access the locked photo folder in the future, repeat the first three steps above. To move the photos and videos back into your regular Google Photos account, open Locked Folder, select the items and choose Move. The Delete option you see from that same screen will permanently remove the selection from your phone.
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Moving the photos out of the Locked Folder means you can share them and even back up your Google Photos.<br> Items you add to Locked Folder don&#39;t show up on Chromecast or smart displays like Nest Hub, but it might take up to an hour for them to disappear from those sources after password-protecting them. <h2> How to Save Directly to Locked Folder </h2> Moving private items into a Locked Folder isn&#39;t your only option. If you don&#39;t want to risk the picture or video getting backed up to Google Photos before moving it out manually, store it directly in this folder when you take the picture/video.
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Moving the photos out of the Locked Folder means you can share them and even back up your Google Photos.
Items you add to Locked Folder don't show up on Chromecast or smart displays like Nest Hub, but it might take up to an hour for them to disappear from those sources after password-protecting them.

How to Save Directly to Locked Folder

Moving private items into a Locked Folder isn't your only option. If you don't want to risk the picture or video getting backed up to Google Photos before moving it out manually, store it directly in this folder when you take the picture/video.
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It&#39;s easy: Before capturing whatever you want to lock away, tap the folder icon at the top right of the camera app, and select Locked Folder. Once you capture it, it will go into this password-protected area automatically.<br/> <h2> Locked Folder Limitations </h2> This feature has several limitations to ensure your photos and videos remain private. The following features are disabled for content in a Locked Folder:<br/> Add photos to an album or photo bookBack up the photos/videos onlineEdit items or revert changes made before an item was moved to Locked FolderShare within Google Photos or with other appsMove items to Trash (the only option is permanent deletion)View photos or videos your device can&#39;t display in original format or resolution Keep in mind since Locked Folder contents aren&#39;t backed up to your Google account, they are inaccessible from other phones and computers, and they will be removed if you factory reset your Pixel or clear the Google Photos app data.<br/> FAQ How do I back up Google Photos?
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It's easy: Before capturing whatever you want to lock away, tap the folder icon at the top right of the camera app, and select Locked Folder. Once you capture it, it will go into this password-protected area automatically.

Locked Folder Limitations

This feature has several limitations to ensure your photos and videos remain private. The following features are disabled for content in a Locked Folder:
Add photos to an album or photo bookBack up the photos/videos onlineEdit items or revert changes made before an item was moved to Locked FolderShare within Google Photos or with other appsMove items to Trash (the only option is permanent deletion)View photos or videos your device can't display in original format or resolution Keep in mind since Locked Folder contents aren't backed up to your Google account, they are inaccessible from other phones and computers, and they will be removed if you factory reset your Pixel or clear the Google Photos app data.
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To back up your photos with Google Photos using the Google Photos iOS or Android app, launch the app, tap Menu (three lines) > Settings > Back up & Sync, and then toggle on the backup feature. In some versions of Android you may beed to tap your profile picture > Photos > Settings > Backup & Sync > and then toggle the backup feature On. How do I download photos from Google Photos?
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