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Encrypted gallery app for android suggestions (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What are some good encrypted gallery android apps?

Currently using Stingle Photos. While it has a solid encryption its too basic in terms of gallery features. I just have basic single level folders currently and its very hard to manage the photos like that.

What are your suggestions for a good gallery app that is encryption/security oriented but also has good gallery features. Particularly nested folders, some sort or easy search function. If it has tagging it would be excellent.

I dont use sync or cloud features nor do I use GPhotos so such functionality does matter to me.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My usecase: I don't want f.e. WhatsApp to get access to all of my photos if I give file access permission. But I still want to share some photos around.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You could use Insular to quarantine your untrusted apps into their own profile (different permissions, file directory etc) and then transfer the individual photos to the "work" profile to access them with whatsapp.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It is solution but not very convenient. You need to transfer photos to another profile, system-wide VPN is not active in another profile.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

its a feature in android now to only allow apps to access certain files

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not "certain files", rather, "file categories". Take a look at Storage Isolation by rikka

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In newer Android versions you don't have to give an app blanket access. You can specify certain folders (scopes, I think). You could create a share folder for WhatsApp with pictures you actually want to share

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I use scopes with just about every app!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Clean Android, LineageOS 19.1 (Android 12L). Scopes do not exist 😄

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's curious. I am pretty sure it was available on Android 12 for me. Maybe someone can confirm? Screenshot_20230922-164302

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No such thing in my LineageOS ;)