A flaw has been discovered in Samsung’s Secure Folder feature, which allows anyone to view the apps and photos stored in it. This is possible because Samsung’s Secure Folder is set up like a Work ...

Samsung’s Secure Folder feature currently exposes apps and media by over-relying on Android’s Work profile. A new leak shows that One UI 8 will likely adopt Android’s Private Space API to fix this ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Open the Secure Folder. You can find it in your app drawer or under Settings > Security and Privacy. Next, tap the plus icon ...

Certain Samsung Galaxy devices had a security flaw allowing access to Secure Folder contents. Google-designed components in Android lacked proper protection for old "work" profiles. With One UI 8, ...

One UI 7’s Secure Folder had a security flaw: the photo picker can access “secured” files from outside in certain conditions. For example, it could expose unencrypted media from the Secure Folder when ...

As Samsung describes it, Secure Folder allows you to have a second phone inside your device by allowing a second instance of apps to run independently. In theory, this should keep your most sensitive ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. While the gap between Android and iPhone is narrowing, there is a new ...

Another One UI 8 rumor claims Samsung is preparing to upgrade the security strength of its Secure Folder. An X tipster alleges Secure Folder will leverage Google's Private Spaces API instead of ...