DEAL Galaxy S24 FE, Galaxy Watch 7. Subscribe today and be the first to learn about One 7 beta!

SamMobile has affiliate and sponsored partnerships. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn a commission.

News For You
News For You
Notifications

Galaxy S7 Secure Folder app surfaces, it works! [APK]

Phone
By 

Last updated: March 6th, 2024 at 18:12 UTC+01:00

Samsung introduced the Secure Folder feature with the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 last year. It's a protected folder in which users can store files, media, documents, contacts and other personal content completely separate from all of the other content on their device. The Secure Folder does not open until the user authenticates their identity using the fingerprint scanner.

Samsung confirmed last year when it was running the Galaxy Beta Program for the Galaxy S7 that it would release the Galaxy S7 Secure Folder as a downloadable service after Nougat was released. The company started rolling out Nougat for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge last month and now the Galaxy S7 Secure Folder app has surfaced online. We've tried it out and it works! You even get a quick toggle for Secure Folder in the notification shade.

The Secure Folder app is now available for download from our APK page, bear in mind that your handset needs to be running Nougat in order for it to work. You won't find a listing for this app on the Google Play Store or Galaxy Apps right now because it appears that Samsung hasn't released it publicly as yet. However, now that a build of the Secure Folder app for Galaxy S7 is floating online, it may not be that long before Samsung officially releases it.

galaxy-s7-secure-folder
s7-secure-folder
samsung-galaxy-s8-secure-folder-2

samsung-galaxy-s8-secure-folder-1

Phone Android 7.0 NougatGalaxy S7Galaxy S7 edgeSecure Folder
Galaxy AI summarized

Scroll for more related content
News For You

You might also like

One UI 6.1 issue preventing deletion of Secure Folder will get a fix soon

One UI 6.1 issue preventing deletion of Secure Folder will get a fix soon

A One UI 6.1 issue concerning the Secure Folder feature will be fixed with an upcoming update. On devices that have been updated to One UI 6.1, some users have complained that they can no longer delete their Secure Folder profile. For those unaware, Secure Folder is a private space in which you can save media […]

  • By Danny Dorresteijn
  • 7 months ago
Android’s Private Space copies Samsung Secure Folder features

Android’s Private Space copies Samsung Secure Folder features

In November 2023, Google released Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1, which brought Private Space, a feature similar to Samsung's Secure Folder that you find on most smartphones and tablets from the company. Well, Google has now released Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.1, and it brings a new option to Private Space which Samsung already offers […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 7 months ago
Inspired by Samsung’s Secure Folder, Google working on Private Space for Android

Inspired by Samsung’s Secure Folder, Google working on Private Space for Android

Many users love the Secure Folder feature on Samsung's smartphones and tablets. A similar feature is currently unavailable on Apple's or Google's devices, but Google is working on it, and it could come to Android smartphones in the future. The company is beta-testing the Private Space feature for Android smartphones, and it could come with […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 11 months ago
Galaxy Note 7 fiasco might have given Oppo an important employee

Galaxy Note 7 fiasco might have given Oppo an important employee

Samsung and Oppo recently found themselves competing in the foldable phone market even though they barely operate in the same regions. However, OnePlus is an Oppo subsidiary representing its parent company in the foldable phone segment outside China. OnePlus's first Z Fold-like foldable device called ‘Open' is essentially the same Oppo Find N3 announced for […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 1 year ago
January 2023 update fixes Samsung Knox and Secure Folder flaws

January 2023 update fixes Samsung Knox and Secure Folder flaws

Samsung has released the January 2023 security patch onto a few Galaxy phones, starting with the Galaxy Note 10. The company has now published the changelog for the first security maintenance release of the year, detailing numerous fixes for Android OS and Samsung software. On the Android side, the January 2023 security patch doesn't contain […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Samsung releases new firmware update for the Galaxy S6 series

Samsung releases new firmware update for the Galaxy S6 series

Several old Samsung Galaxy S-series phones were suffering from the GPS issue, which the company has been fixing by delivering updates. Galaxy devices such as the Galaxy S8 from 2017, and the Galaxy S7 from 2016, have already bagged the GPS bug fix update, and now it is time for an even older series, the […]

  • By Sagar Naresh
  • 2 years ago