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Google Files Get Safe Folder For Hiding Files In Latest Version

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Google developed a ‘Safe Folder’ for its Files app. This feature surprisingly got removed from the application with a warning message that states Safe Folder is no longer supported by this application. Now the software giant has re-enabled this Safe Folder feature with its latest beta version.

Safe Folder feature allows the users to hide sensitive, private photos or videos. If you feel, you have some private pictures that need to be hidden from the prying eyes, then you can protect the hidden files with a 4-digit PIN.

You will find the Safe Folder option in the Collections section of the app. To get started, tap on Safe Folder and set a 4-digit PIN code. You can now see a ‘Move to Safe folder’ option whenever you long-press a file and access the overflow menu.

If you are done with moving the confidential files to the Safe Folder, you can access them anytime by coming back to Collections -> Safe Folder. Also, the app will restore the files to their original location if you decide to move your files out of Safe Folder.

Best Google Playstore Tricks That You Should Know

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Google playstore, our Android device is nothing without this application. This is not an exaggerative sentence but a true one. We may find nothing to do on our phone if it doesn’t have a Google playstore which gives us access to millions of applications that help us in various different ways. Everyone who has a phone uses the Android playstore, but everyone knows the amazing tricks. So, here we present you to some of the amazing, useful Google playstore tricks. Check them out.

Amazing Google Playstore Tricks

Install An App Not Available In Your Country

We all might be aware of the thing that many applications that are in the Google playstore are not made available in our country. We may go and try many ways to get them downloaded and installed on our device. Here is another simple and quick solution for this problem. It is by using the VPN, download any VPN of your choice like Tunnebear, Shellfire and enable it, then you should be able to download and install the application you want from the Google playstore.

Parental Controls

This is another one of the most useful Google playstore tricks. If you are one such a very much concerned parent, then how can miss out this trick? For enabling the parental lock, you need to open the Google playstore app, and then tap on the menu and then click on the settings. Now select parental controls, then enable it and apply the PIN and also set the restrictions as you want. The setup is now done and you need to enter the PIN each and every time you wish to download the application.

Device Manager

The Google device manager is another cool and interesting way to find your lost device. All you need to do is just go to the Google device manager link and then login using your Google ID to track the location of your device.

Install Apps From Your Computer

Yes, this is probably the lesser known trick about the Google playstore but in fact a really interesting and useful one. All you need to do is just browse to the Google playstore web page on your device. Then browse through the playstore and then select the application that you wish to download, then tap on the install option available. Then finally you need to choose the device and click on the install button.

We hope and wish you make better use of these tricks.

Some Of The Best Secured Android Browsers That You Must Use

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Everybody loves to surf the internet as it has a lot of things in it. You can gather information about any topic that you may want from the internet. But all the websites on the internet are safe. That is where the need for a secure browser arises. As there are lots of secured android browsers available to download in the Google play store, so if you are in a position that you can’t decide the most secure one among those many, then here we are providing you some of the most secure ones that you can use.

Some Amazing To Try Secured Android Browsers

Ghostery private browser:

This is one such application that mainly focuses on your privacy. Even security is not compromised either. Block the trackers is a special and unique feature of this app that blocks the various websites from tracking you. It shows this option when open this app for the first time. Other features like autocomplete and pop up blocking are also found in this app which is enabled by default. This Ghostery privacy browser also allows the users to block cookies and clear traces like browsing history and cache etc.

Orfox:

This application has a feature called HTTPS everywhere, which is enabled by default. This feature forces the HTTPS protocol of any website if it has any. The users can also lock the browser with the help of a password. It also has a private browsing mode in which all the trackers will be disabled. This feature doesn’t even allow users to take screenshots. Orfox even has a feature called guest browsing. Users can install add-ons for availing more functionalities.

Lightning web browser:

It is an open-source code with its code uploaded by the GitHub. This app has features like incognito mode, clearing cache, cookies, and history. It also has a reader mode, which makes all the images on the page disappear and allows the users to read-only with the text.  Users can even add their customized themes to this app.

Dolphin zero:

This one is the most lightweight and secured android browser among the various other browsers on this list. This app deletes everything like browsing history, cookies, cache, and passwords. This app supports some basic features and it can the best choice for those who wish to enjoy some bare minimum features only.

Simple Trick Lets You Keep Your Photos Private In Google Photos

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Have you ever shared your Google photos album with your near and dear ones? This happens when we share the link of an album in our Google photos with a person who is not very tech-savvy, may by our parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents. They may accidentally or unknowingly share the link somewhere and the sad part is the users won’t even get notified about this. Since there is no solution for this yet, here is a trick that will be going to helpful for you to keep your photos private.

Follow these steps to keep your photos private

  • As a first thing, you need the share the link of the album to your friends and family, whomever you want. Once everyone joins the shared album, then tap on the ‘Library’ tab, and then click on the three-dot menu and finally option ‘option’
  • Now, click on the toggle button of the option ‘ Link Sharing’ to disable it. You don’t need to worry, all the existing users will continue to view the album as it is. Even if anyone shares the earlier link to someone, then they won’t be able to view your photos or join the album.
  • You need to imbibe the habit of disabling the link sharing option after everyone joins the shared album to keep your photos private.
  • Along with that, you can also try a quick sharing menu in Google Photos for sharing photos and videos privately. Like this, Google Photos adds members internally instead of generating a link.

Do follow these steps every single time you create a shared album and keep your photos private.

Learn How To Auto-Delete Web and Location History On Google

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With the raging controversy towards the user data security on Google, the company has been trying so much to put in some efforts to make the platform reliable for the users. In such an effort, it has recently introduced a key control that lets the users change the settings related to Google retaining the user data. The changed settings will now allow users to auto-delete the web and location history from users’ Google account. New Google accounts come with this setting set in default, but for the old Google users, it needs a small setup.

Steps to auto-delete web and location history

  • As a first step, you should navigate to Google’s Activity Controls If you are not signed in then log in to your Google account
  • Now turn the toggle key to off the option “Auto-delete”
  • Then, you will find the option and choose to auto-delete your Google activity after 3 or 18 months. Then click on “Next”
  • Here, click “Confirm” to make the change permanent
  • If you also don’t want to keep a track of your web activity, then you can turn off disable that by toggling off the option “Web and App Activity”
  • In the same way, scroll down and turn off the toggle for “Location History” and “YouTube History”. Doing this, you will permanently stop Google from retaining your location history, YouTube, and web activity. Remember, this also means that your Google experience will not be as personalized as it used to be earlier.

Follow these steps and retain your data from Google. If you feel concerned about your data, and if you prioritize your privacy, then this is a must for you.