Samsung introduced “Secure Folder” in 2016 as an alternative to the company’s KNOX security solution. It allows you to create a separate, private space for all your important applications and data.

Karandeep has been with Android Police as a freelance writer since 2019, covering reviews for India, buyer’s guides for the US, and handy tutorials for everyone. He cares more about the impact of ...

A flaw has been discovered in Samsung’s Secure Folder feature, which allows anyone to view the apps and photos stored in it. This is possible because Samsung’s Secure Folder is set up like a Work ...

One UI 8 update may fix the Secure Folder flaw, which allowed anyone with access to the Galaxy phone see sensitive information like apps, photos, and other files. This is despite the folder being ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

One UI 7’s Secure Folder had a security flaw: the photo picker can access “secured” files from outside in certain conditions. For example, it could expose unencrypted media from the Secure Folder when ...

As Samsung describes it, Secure Folder allows you to have a second phone inside your device by allowing a second instance of apps to run independently. In theory, this should keep your most sensitive ...