We all use the smartphone as the nerve center of our personal and private lives. Therefore, it is very useful to know all the tools that each manufacturer puts at our disposal to keep our files safe from prying eyes. In the case of OPPO , ColorOS, its operating system, offers a private space to keep your photos, documents or audios well hidden.
The different versions of ColorOS , which have been launched for the brand’s mobiles, have made this hidden space evolve. In old versions we can find it identified as a Private System , while in the latest versions, based on Android (in the different ones that have been launched), it is called a Safe.
Be that as it may, this is the option that you must configure to protect your most intimate and private files from third parties.
What is the safe?
The customization layer of the Chinese firm is not only evolving to allow users to work with a faster and smoother user interface , but it also promises the security measures that should be mandatory on our smartphones. In the digital age, protection you can trust is key. And, in these cases, ColorOS offers us different ways to keep our content safe.
OPPO’s Private System or Safe is a ColorOS hack that offers is exactly what it sounds like: a hidden place in the recesses of the signature operating system settings designed for files you want to keep away from prying eyes, that is, It helps us hide photos or hide different files on the mobile such as photos, videos, audio files, documents or any other document as we will see later.
It depends on how you set it up, they won’t be accessible anywhere on the phone other than through the password-protected app. Best of all, it is a type of protection that not only keeps our photos, videos, documents and other data safe and away from prying eyes, but also blocks other applications from accessing them.
In this way, if we unknowingly discard a malicious application, we can be sure that they will not be able to find the files stored in the phone’s safe. Of course, this should not be confused with App Lock , a function that does not prevent access, but rather serves to completely block certain applications with an access code or the fingerprint that we have installed on the Chinese smartphone.
How to activate this tool
This tool of your OPPO mobile is found, how could it be otherwise, in the Privacy section that you can find when you open the settings menu of the Chinese phone. This is where you should choose the Safe option to start investigating what we can hide on the mobile. However, the steps you need if you want to enter this tool integrated in the Chinese terminals of this firm may vary. Everything will depend on the software version of your layer that you have installed on your smartphone.
From here on, the system is so private that we can’t even take screenshots, so you have to take our word for it at all times. However, before starting, be sure to link an email or configure a security question as a recovery method so that, in the event that you forget the password you entered, you can re-enter the files that you decided to hide from your mobile phone.
To establish it, we must go to Settings> Privacy> Safe. Within this, we will find the section in which it offers us the option of adding a way to recover the password or enter it
Encryption methods
Once the safe has been activated on your phone, you will need to set a security password. There are different types of password :
- Pattern.
- 4-digit numeric access code.
- Numeric code of 4-16 digits.
- 4-16 digit alphanumeric password.
At this point it is appropriate to remember that it is not recommended, in any case, to use the same password or pattern that we use to unlock the mobile because, if someone were to get hold of it, nothing would prevent them from accessing the safe by using the same code. So, if you had decided to opt for the same password, you can quickly change your mind.
What is stored in it?
There are different types of files that can be stored in the ColorOS safe :
- Pictures and videos.
- Audios
- Documents
- Other Files.
Therefore, here it is clear to us everything that we can store in this private tool of OPPO phones. That is why, in no case, can we save private information such as passwords or personal data. The firm itself explains it to us, since this reason is given due to privacy issues of the Asian brand.
Move files
Hiding them will depend on the type and format as we will see later. So, for example, if you want to save photos and videos in the Safe of your OPPO smartphone, you should go to the gallery and, either keep your finger pressed and select all those files you want and check the option ‘Make private’, or Enter each photo / video individually to, by pressing the ‘More’ icon at the bottom right, select ‘Make Private’. Although, as we said, these steps could vary depending on the version of the customization layer that you have installed on your Chinese smartphone right now.
In the case of voice notes, documents and other files we will have to use another ColorOS app, the file explorer. As soon as you enter it, you will see the different types of content that you can save in OPPO’s private system and the process is similar to the one we have followed a few lines earlier to hide photos and videos on smartphones of the Chinese brand. Simply, press and hold on the file you want, click on the ‘more’ icon and, finally, choose the option ‘Set as private’.
Create a shortcut
You can also add the direct access to the private space of the mobile from the home screen. The only disadvantage is that the person who takes the mobile will see that you have decided to hide your mobile files, but, in the same way as from the phone’s own settings, they will not be able to access it if they do not know your password or unlock method.
If you want to enable direct access to this ColorOS function, you must open the Settings menu, go to Privacy, enter this tool and click on the vertical dots in the upper right corner. Here you can access the Settings of the Safe and enable the Shortcut to the home screen at the bottom.
How to locate what you have saved
As you may have guessed, the only way to find these files that you have made private again will be by accessing the Safe .
If at home you have decided to create a direct access to this private system on the desktop of your Chinese smartphone, simply click on the icon that you have placed on the desktop of your phone. When you touch on it, you must enter the access credentials and enter the category of the file you are looking for.
On the other hand, if you prefer to have it even more hidden and you have not created a quick and direct access, you must access the Safe from the Privacy menu of your OPPO mobile settings and enter the password that allows you to enter this tool on your smartphone.
Get your files out of it
The truth is that this step will be the simplest of this entire tutorial that we have been explaining to you. If you want to see these files again in their original locations, simply open them and, at the bottom of the screen, click on the icon identified with an open padlock to make them ‘public’ again.
