Samsung’s Secure Folder, a feature designed to provide industry-grade security for sensitive data on Galaxy devices, has been found to have a significant flaw. Recent discoveries reveal that apps and ...

Smartphones typically come with a plethora of security features that attempt to do everything from discouraging unwanted use, to preventing outright theft — or at least making recovery a little more ...

Recent Samsung Galaxy devices are schemed to provide more advanced security features from screen unlock to storage. Among them is the so-called Samsung Folder. Samsung Folder is a dedicated folder ...

With One UI 8, Samsung will ask you to re-enroll fingerprints for Secure Folder biometric access. Apps moved to your Secure Folder can now be easily hidden from the rest of your phone. Samsung’s ...

Another One UI 8 rumor claims Samsung is preparing to upgrade the security strength of its Secure Folder. An X tipster alleges Secure Folder will leverage Google's Private Spaces API instead of ...

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Samsung’s Secure Folder feature currently exposes apps and media by over-relying on Android’s Work profile. A new leak shows that One UI 8 will likely adopt Android’s Private Space API to fix this ...

Samsung’s Secure Folder is a private space to store sensitive files, apps, or even photos on the Galaxy device. This has pin/pattern authentication, preventing intruders from accessing the space.