TL;DR

  • Google is making it simpler to move sensitive files into Private Space, the built-in feature on Pixel devices for hiding apps and data.

  • While the tool has always made it straightforward to add apps to the profile, adding files has been less intuitive.

  • An upcoming update adds a new “Add files” option that lets you directly copy or move files from your main profile into the Private Space.

  • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.social
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    6 days ago

    You could already do this for years through the “Files” app, just select the file/files and under the 3 dots “send to safe folder”. And it gets encrypted with a key on your device and if it corrupts or you try to open them on a new phone they wipe and are gone forever.

    Google Safe Folder