Adding apps to your Samsung Secure Folder on the S23 allows you to keep private applications and data separate and protected.
Adding apps to your Secure Folder on the Samsung S23 is a straightforward process designed to enhance your privacy and security. This creates a sandboxed environment where sensitive apps can be stored, requiring separate authentication to access them.
Here’s how you can add apps to your Secure Folder:
1. **Access Secure Folder:** Open your Secure Folder application from your app drawer. You may need to authenticate using your fingerprint, PIN, pattern, or password.
2. **Locate the Add Option:** Inside the Secure Folder, look for the option to add applications. This is typically represented by an **Add icon**, often a plus sign (**+**).
3. **Select the Add Icon:** **Select the Add icon**.
4. **Choose Your Apps:** A list of available apps on your phone will appear. Scroll through the list and **select the desired app(s)** that you wish to add to the Secure Folder. You can select multiple apps at once.
5. **Confirm Addition:** After selecting the apps, **select Add to add apps to the secure folder**.
The selected apps will then be copied or added within the Secure Folder environment. You will find their icons inside the Secure Folder screen. These apps function independently from their versions outside the Secure Folder, allowing for separate accounts and data.
## Why Use Secure Folder?
* **Enhanced Privacy:** Keep private messaging apps, banking apps, or personal photo galleries hidden from your main phone environment.
* **Data Isolation:** Data created within an app in Secure Folder (like photos saved from a social media app inside Secure Folder) stays within the Secure Folder.
* **Separate Accounts:** Use the same app outside and inside Secure Folder with different accounts simultaneously (e.g., a personal and a work account on a messaging app).
## Managing Apps in Secure Folder
Once added, you can manage apps within Secure Folder just like you would on your main phone. You can open, update, and uninstall them directly from the Secure Folder interface. To remove an app from Secure Folder, long-press its icon and select 'Uninstall' or 'Move out of Secure Folder' if that option is available.
By following these steps, you can effectively utilize the Secure Folder on your Samsung S23 to safeguard your most sensitive applications and information.
