Question: How to Hide Files in Android?

How to hide individual photos and videos in Android

• Connect your smartphone to the computer and enable file transfer open a file explorer app.
• Navigate to the DCIM directory.
• Create a folder named .hidden.
• Create an empty text file and rename it to .nomedia.
• Move the photos you wish to hide into .hidden.

How do I make a folder private on Android?

To create a Hidden folder, tap on new at the bottom of the screen and then tap on “Folder”. You will be prompted to give the folder a name. To hide the new folder, you need to add a “.” (without quotes) before the name of the folder and it will be marked as hidden for android system.

How do I hide photos on Android?

Open the Gallery app and choose the photo you want to hide. Tap the three dots at the top right, then More > Lock. You can do this with multiple photos or you can create a folder and lock the entire folder. To view locked photos, tap the three-dot icon in the Gallery app and select Show locked files.