
To use the feature, simply launch Google Photos, go to "Library" then the "Utilities" section at the top. Whether you have those or other sensitive photos, it stores them in a passcode or biometric-secured spot so kids, friends or others won't accidentally stumble across them.

Locked Folder immediately got tagged as the "nude storage folder" by pundits when it first launched at Google IO 2021 in May. It has only been available on the Pixel 3 or later devices until now, but is now rolling out to older Pixel models too, The Verge noted. The idea is that it keeps your most private photos away from your primary image set and offline, as well. Users will be able to prevent pages that don’t support HTTPS from loading by default, with the option being given to navigate away from the site.As it promised, Google Photos is starting to roll out the Locked Folder feature to Samsung and other non-Pixel phones, Sammobile has reported. You’ll also need to pay for the 2TB Google One plan to take advantage of this.įinally, Google is adding a HTTPS-first mode to the Chrome browser.

This is in addition to the initial list of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Google One subscribers will now be able to use the built-in VPN in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. In the same vein, Google Fi customers on Android will now have end-to-end encryption by default when making phone calls to each other. Your old iPhone may not get iOS 17 this year, and that’s goodĬontrol Center on the iPhone is a mess - here’s how Apple can fix itįor Android phones in general, Google is bringing the same phishing protection it provides in Gmail to Google Messages and the RCS chat service.


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