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TL;DR
- A leaked One UI 8 picture means that Samsung Gallery might get a non-public album characteristic to cover photographs and movies.
- It might act like a less complicated model of Safe Folder, constructed immediately into the Samsung Gallery app.
As many Samsung customers are nonetheless getting used to One UI 7, the Android 16 leaks maintain coming. Within the newest instance, a leak from the most recent construct of One UI 8 suggests Samsung could also be testing a brand new privateness characteristic in its Gallery app.
As noticed by X person @DalgleishGX, the replace features a new Personal album choice within the Samsung Gallery app. The leaker speculates that it’ll work like a simplified model of Safe Folder however inside the Gallery app and be devoted solely to hiding photographs and movies. They shared the picture under, apparently depicting the characteristic in place.
Safe Folder on Samsung gadgets permits customers to lock away apps, recordsdata, and media behind an additional layer of safety. Nonetheless, it shops objects in a separate container exterior of normal apps. A Personal album might supply a extra light-weight different for customers who wish to maintain particular photographs out of sight.
Whereas One UI 8 continues to be in improvement, we count on it to deliver higher management over what apps do within the background, together with extra predictive options. Reviews recommend that we might see the first beta launch of the replace as quickly as this month, with the secure launch anticipated later within the 12 months. Nonetheless, after the staggered rollout of One UI 7, we’ll have to attend and see.
