Question about the Secure Folder. I tried to open the guide on this site but for some reason it would not open.
Got the new s8+ And like they said amazed.
Pretty much set everything up OK.
I have given the Secure Folder a password.
I have made a few notes in the Samsung Notes but cannot work out how to move them to the secure folder.
Advice much appreciated.
If there's no menu option on an individual note to move it, then probably you can't. What you'd have to do instead is install the Samsung Notes app separately as a Secure Folder app, and use it there when you want a note to be in the Secure Folder.
I believe you can go into samsung my files and add it to secure folder from there.
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Hi all
just a quick question does anyone know of a simple app that will allow me to password protect a folder(s) on the PDA WM5.
I dont want nothing fancy, no encryption, no other features other than when someone tries to open a folder they must enter a password.
I have tried looking arround and all i can find are encryption/security software, not just the simple app that I'm looking for
Cheers
Secret porn stash?
I wish, my company is going to deploy Universals to the workforce and i want to be able to lock certain folders ie settings etc so they dont mess and end up buggering them up
If you don't find what you are looking for and decide an encrypter is the next best thing, I can recommend Airscanner Mobile Encrypter, which you can pick up for free.
Hi FOZZER!
If you are looking to protect device settings, blocking folders really isn't the way to go.
1st settings isn't a real folder. Yes there is such a folder under windows\start menu but it is usually empty. The contents you see in 'settings' is compiled automatically by windows from cpl files and such, just like 'control panel' on the PC.
If I remember correctly, if you delete the the settings folder, it will disappear from start menu and average user won't be able to access device settings.
To make things harder you can delete the link to file explorer so people will be less likely to mess with the device.
There is a thread here somewhere about doing just this sort of things. Try searching for 'kiosk' and not just this site.
My Samsung Galaxy S4 is infected by virus.
The virus loads a application that locks any inputs to the touch screen immediately after start up (brown section in the attached image).
It disable any input to the screen - meaning, you can't open any application as if the installed apps are protected by another transparent layer of application.
In the attached image, if displays "<app name> is Ready now!", and "Open" next to it. when you tap "Open", it will load the application, but you won't be able to do anything because input to the touch screen are all locked. Meaning the tap input is just not working.
It also disable the commands to the phone "Menu" and "Back" option that Samsung Galaxy S4 has. So, tapping any of these gives not activity.
The attached zip file have the folders (some with subdirectories and files inside) that this virus creates automatically at startup as follows:
GoAdSdk
Nearby
tessdata
wdh_update
sc5.txt
SessionTime.dat
These files are residing in the phone memory and listed like other app folders.
Even if you've deleted these files/folders via Explorer after accessing the phone via PC, they automatically get created at phone startup.
I wasn't able to open apps like Task Killer and be able to tell which apps are running in the background as this caught be by surprise.
Does anyone know where are the Startup Files for Samsung Galaxy S4 resides in the root directory. My thought is, if I delete the startup app for this virus in the startup folder, it will prevent it from starting up with the phone.
If possible, I would appreciate if one can upload a screen shot or startup app list for samsung so that I don't deleted the genuine critical ones. But I'm desperate in knowing the directory where these apps and startup apps for installed ones resides in the root folder.
I would appreciate any help that one can profide on this. I am only able to access the phone via MobileGo application by Wondershare.
Hi, thank you for using XDA Assist. if it were me I'd flash the stock firmware with odin and return the phone to like new condition. That way you are assured that you'll get rid of the virus. you didn't mention what variant of the S4 you have so I can't point you in the right direction to get further help.
I have an issue where it looks like the samsung keyboard inside secure folder does not learn words. It doesn't matter how many times I hit the check mark, it will never remember the word. I hope this isn't something I have to add my samsung account for because I would rather not have accounts inside secure folder.
As an edit to avoid the inevitable "just switch keyboards". I like the Samsung keyboard on this phone. The goodlock mods allow a very deep level of customization. This is really the only issue I have with it. It just tend to do a lot of messaging from within secure folder.
Anyone else run into this?
i don't think secure folder will save your samsung keyboard data
Its meant to be like that. It doesn't track your activities, doesn't cache your data etc.
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Its meant to be like that. It doesn't track your activities, doesn't cache your data etc.
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That is true. As the purpose of the Secure folder is to keep all your data safe. As everything stored in the Secure Folder is encrypted.
I have an old Samsung A3 using Android 7 and over the years I've journaled on the default Memo app, now that I have a new phone I want to extract all of these memos and have them saved somewhere on my PC before I factory reset. The issue is that you can only share one memo at a time and I have over 1100 entries. This would take forever. Is there a way to extract all of them in a convenient way that wouldn't involve tediously sharing each and every one of them to my drive?? Are they all located somewhere in a folder?
Youb could try using SmartSwitch for just that.
Android 11 will likely puke all over it though unless there's an updated version of that app.
It probably won't work as R doesn't like to share databases... you feeling secure?
Be careful you don't lose all of it...
It's stored in it's own folder or in the Android folder in the data folder. It may be encoded for just that app... if so danger Will Robinson, danger!
Sometimes the only way is the hard way
I use ColorNote, it automatically backs up to my SD card. For the cardless victim users it offers cloud backup.
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Youb could try using SmartSwitch for just that.
Android 11 will likely puke all over it though unless there's an updated version of that app.
It probably won't work as R doesn't like to share databases... you feeling secure?
Be careful you don't lose all of it...
It's stored in it's own folder or in the Android folder in the data folder. It may be encoded for just that app... if so danger Will Robinson, danger!
Sometimes the only way is the hard way
I use ColorNote, it automatically backs up to my SD card. For the cardless victim users it offers cloud backup.
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I downloaded SmartSwitch and backed up memos and this was what I got.
I'm assuming it's encrypted. Is there a way to decrypt this so I'm able to have all of them in a readable format. I feel like I should theoretically have 1100 files but it's just one?
That's a great question and I have no clue.
I see 2 options.
If you can load that app on your new phone then inject that folder data into it's new folder you may get lucky.
Or you have a day or two of work ahead...
With ColorNote you can use hyperlinks that open directly from the "note" in the browser. No cut and paste needed. I use it for bookmarks too.
I also use an old free copy of WPS to create word documents to avoid this kind of fubar.
I doubt that app copy would even load on R however it did install on Q.
Android has screwed up their platform so badly with R that I will be running on Q for at least 2 more years. I simply won't tolerate R trashing my trusted apps... and I have other better options.
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Rename the file memo.nmmm to memo.zip and then extract the ZIP-file.
You'll get a file named memo.bk wherein all the memos are stored. Take not that this file may be encrpyted unless you opted for "No encryption" in Smart Switch app's settings.
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Rename the file memo.nmmm to memo.zip and then extract the ZIP-file.
You'll get a file named memo.bk wherein all the memos are stored. Take not that this file may be encrpyted unless you opted for "No encryption" in Smart Switch app's settings.
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I have it in .bk but how would I read it?
IIRC then the contents of memo.bk is a SQlite (version 3) database, filename is mmssms.db.
Use this to read db: DB Browser for SQLite 3.12.0
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IIRC then the contents of memo.bk is a SQlite (version 3) database, filename is mmssms.db.
Use this to read db: DB Browser for SQLite 3.12.0
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I'm not familiar with this type of stuff but I've downloaded it and tried "open new database" and then selecting memo.bk which tells me isn't a database. Am I doing something wrong?
Have a 128GB Samsung Galaxy A30s with v11 installed and would like to access the Internal Storage ---> Android(folder) ---> Data sub-folder contents but they are hidden but I need to back-up my savegames from games I play like Fallout Shelter. I used to that with my Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 which I miss because of the ability to access that folder anytime and with any app if needed.
Is there a way to unhide them and show the folders in real time so I can modify,delete,archive when needed as I don't want to root the phone at all. I have un-hide\show hidden files option enabled and that still doesn't work.
I saw even the newer Samsung phones also hide the folders but I was testing an Oppo phone recently and I could use the default file browser app installed on the phone to access the data sub folder and clicking on a button in the middle of the screen which said it needs Google Files, it then displayed all the folders in the data sub folder and I could copy,delete,move them around.
Would that app work on a Samsung Galaxy A30s?
Thanks
Richard.