Samsung Fixs Secure folder gap that leaves applications and hidden photos

Jakarta – Samsung officially remedied the security gap in the “Secure Folder” function, with which everyone who held their device was able to see the apps and photos that they hide.

This update takes place via the latest user interface of a UI 8, which now classifies the safe folder as a private “profile”, not just as a work profile as before.

Secure folder has long been the main support of Samsung to hide sensitive files and apps on Galaxy phones. This function creates a separate private space that is protected with code. This year, however, a mistake was found this year in which other parties that have physical access to devices enables applications and photos in safe folders. The gap is now patched in a UI 8.

The core problem of this susceptibility to security is based on how Android treats the profile. Previously, the secure folder of Samsung was used as a “work profile”, since Android did not provide a private profile option at the first start of this function.

However, the weakness is that some components of the system, such as the photo board of Google and the approval controller, are not treated as a “work profile” as a really private space. As a result, these components can see data and applications in the safe folder by everyone.

Google itself has just introduced a “private profile” on Android 15, especially for the function of private space, so that the core components of the system better recognize and hide private data.

Fortunately, Samsung followed this development in a UI 8 by classifying the safe folder as a “private profile”. Now both the photo piece and the authorization controller actually hide other sensitive files, apps and information from the hands of non -authorized persons.

It is important to note that this maximum protection is only active if you actually hide the secure folder and not just close the app. If the safe folder is hidden, the symbol in the app drawer also disappears and the data it contains is encrypted. Apps in the safe folder are also no longer executed and cannot send any notifications.

Nevertheless, there is still a deficiency: Secure folder integration with a launcher third like Niagara Launcher is still not available for a UI 8. Although Google supported 15 private spatial support for third -party providers. Hopefully this type of support will be available in the upcoming UI update.

In this step, Samsung demonstrates his obligation to maintain the privacy and security of the user. For those of you, make sure you update Galaxy device owners that you update on a user interface 8 so that the protection of the secure folder maximizes.

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