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So, what you can do with the files within the Safe Folder is pretty limited.

It means, you cannot open the photos and videos with third-party apps like VLC Media Player, or with an app of your choice, or say, a PDF file with Acrobat Reader or any other PDF reader for the app-specific features. The files added to the Safe Folder can only be opened internally. Files can only be opened within the Safe Folder While it is extremely straightforward to use the Safe Folder feature on all Android handsets using Files by Google, there are some shortcomings, and here's a few of them.

Drawbacks of the Safe Folder feature by Files by Google So, it's pretty seamless to hide photos on Android by adding it to the Safe Folder, and then removing it from the Safe Folder whenever necessary.īy removing files from the Safe Folder, they will be restored to the previous location, and now you can move them to a different location or share it with any app of your choice.