- Samsung’s Secure Folder lets you lock files and even entire apps behind an extra layer of protection.
- One UI 8 has already started improving how Secure Folder is accessed, with a quick lockdown shortcut.
- Now we’re seeing Samsung add new settings for Secure Folder apps in your share sheet.
Samsung likes to present its Galaxy smartphones as particularly secure devices, and has long leaned on its Knox security framework to highlight those features. That includes Secure Folder, the company’s system for sequestering sensitive or just personal content behind some additional security, requiring extra authentication — at least, that’s how it’s supposed to work. Today we’re checking out a recent change that looks like it’s going to help streamline how you work with Secure Folder apps.
Secure Folder isn’t just a place to keep media and downloaded files, and Samsung also supports installing entire apps within this secure enclave. With One UI 8, we’ve already seen Samsung implementing new controls around this functionality, like the ability to quickly hide the Secure Folder and all apps installed there. As we continue to crawl through Samsung’s beta releases, we’ve become aware of another tweak for Secure Folder apps.