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Samsung Galaxy phones use Secure Folder and app pinning to restrict apps
Samsung Galaxy phones do not have a simple switch to lock individual apps.
Instead, users can protect apps with Secure Folder or use app pinning for temporary restrictions.
Secure Folder creates an encrypted space separate from the rest of the phone, where apps have their own data and sign-ins.
Users unlock it with a PIN, password, pattern or biometric scan, and can hide its icon.
Apps inside may stop running in the background and sending notifications when the folder is hidden.
App pinning is a quicker option for situations such as letting a child use one game without opening other apps.
Together, the two tools can help keep private information away from children, thieves and other people who use the phone.
Samsung Galaxy phones do not offer a single app-lock toggle, according to Engadget.
Samsung instead provides Secure Folder and app pinning to restrict access to apps.
Secure Folder creates an encrypted space with isolated copies of apps and their data.
App pinning is intended for temporary restrictions, such as letting a child use one game.
- Who
- Samsung Galaxy phone users.
- What
- The article explains how Secure Folder and app pinning can restrict access to apps.
- When
- The article was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Samsung Galaxy phones.
- Why
- To keep other people, including children, from accessing apps or information on a phone.
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- Tools
- Secure Folder and app pinning
- Security platform
- Samsung Knox
- Secure Folder lock options
- PIN, password, pattern or biometric scan
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