Original topic:

Samsung Gallery issues and concerns

(Topic created: 10-01-2023 01:12 AM)
Helyn
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Galaxy S21

Since Samsung changed the Gallery App hiding Albums has become more difficult to do and is useless because all the photos I move to Albums continues to show in the Recent. This a problem. I can no longer keep confidential photos confidential. I know about secure folder but you can't separate photos into separate albums within the folder.

The other issue I have is that I cannot rearrange the order of my photos.
 
Anyone using a Gallery App that addresses these issues. Any help is welcome. Thank you in advance.
 
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ZynikaEDM
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Galaxy S21
I simply don't use the Gallery app and I access everything through My Files
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Helyn
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Galaxy S21
Can you put things in Albums in My Files? Albums are important to me. I'm a prolific traveler and like to keep my photos in albums divided by country. Also because I travel so much I need a medical album. Sometimes I have medical tests in other countries where there are no eke tronic files. These are the type of hidden albums I used to be able to keep private on Samsung Gallery but no longer can.
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bill-e
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Galaxy S21

Yes, you can use My Files to create a folder (album) and move them there.  Of course they will still show up in Gallery so to keep them from soneone who is browsing through your phone (??) you can remove the Gallery icon from the home screen. 

Saying that, the only way I know of, and admittedly I never researched it as I don't have this need, is to put your photos in the Secure Folder which is password protected. 

A quick search of the Play Store for "password protect folder" returns lots of options for locking both apps and folders. 

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Bill
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Galaxy Fold 5 512g(VZW), Galaxy Book (original, VZW), Tab S8 Ultra, Tab S4, Galaxy Watch6Classic 47mm(VZW), Galaxy Watch5Pro(VZW), M8 Smart Monitor
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velBta
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Galaxy S21
Samsung S23 SM911U, how to--- reset secure folder password
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