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Samsung’s most secure feature seems to have a few holes


A security hole in Samsung's Secure Folder lets anyone peek at the apps and photos you thought were locked away.

A major flaw in Samsung’s Secure Folder lets anyone with physical access peek at stored apps and photos, especially in work profiles. A Reddit user has uncovered a flaw that lets anyone with physical access to your phone peek into apps and photos stored in Samsung’s Secure Folder (via Android Authority). Watch On After thorough testing, Mishaal Rahman from Android Authority confirmed the flaw, showing that media files in Secure Folder were exposed.

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