Given no one person knows everything about Android security, I ask...
Which Android file/folder locker &/or Android app locker do you use, if any?

I don't have a PIN on my phone, but there may be files & apps that might
warrant an additional lock (e.g., PIN, pattern, fingerprint, whatever).

Given people might have personal files or an app that accesses private data,
I searched Aurora for free, google free, gsf free, ad free & login free file
& app lockers with a rating above 4 & over 100K downloads which found a few.

Aurora found a separate file locker that I liked upon first inspection:
*SSE - File/Text Encryption & Password Vault*, by Paranoia Works
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paranoiaworks.unicus.android.sse>
<https://paranoiaworks.mobi/sse/faq>

And Aurora found a separate app locker that I liked upon first inspection:
*Lock App - Smart App Locker*, by Anuj Tenani
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hideitpro.app.protect>

Do you know of a _combined_ file & app locker that is also free, google
free, gsf free & ad free? Or do you know of better individual lockers?

Running a subsequent search finds a lot of adware & payware chaff, such as:

File & Folder Lockers:
<https://techviral.net/free-folder-lock-apps-for-android/>
<https://freeappsforme.com/free-folder-lock-apps-android/>
<https://techcult.com/13-best-android-apps-to-password-protect-files-and-folders/>
<https://techviral.net/password-protect-files-folder-in-android/>
etc.

App Lockers:
<https://techviral.net/best-app-lockers-for-android/>
<https://www.phoneworld.com.pk/best-app-locker-android/>
<https://www.androidauthority.com/best-applocks-privacy-lock-apps-android-750699/>
<https://www.educba.com/android-app-locker/>
etc.

Since Usenet is a team sport, I ask which free ad-free gsf-free well
respected file/folder & app lockers you prefer & why?
--
It's OK if nobody has a better one; that just means the choice was good.

On 1/31/2022 4:59 PM, Andy Burnelli wrote:
> Given no one person knows everything about Android security, I ask...
> Which Android file/folder locker &/or Android app locker do you use, if any?
>
> I don't have a PIN on my phone, but there may be files & apps that might
> warrant an additional lock (e.g., PIN, pattern, fingerprint, whatever).
>
> Given people might have personal files or an app that accesses private data,
> I searched Aurora for free, google free, gsf free, ad free & login free file
> & app lockers with a rating above 4 & over 100K downloads which found a few.
>
> Aurora found a separate file locker that I liked upon first inspection:
> *SSE - File/Text Encryption & Password Vault*, by Paranoia Works
> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paranoiaworks.unicus.android.sse>
> <https://paranoiaworks.mobi/sse/faq>
>
> And Aurora found a separate app locker that I liked upon first inspection:
> *Lock App - Smart App Locker*, by Anuj Tenani
> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hideitpro.app.protect>
>
> Do you know of a _combined_ file & app locker that is also free, google
> free, gsf free & ad free? Or do you know of better individual lockers?
>
> Running a subsequent search finds a lot of adware & payware chaff, such as:
>
> File & Folder Lockers:
> <https://techviral.net/free-folder-lock-apps-for-android/>
> <https://freeappsforme.com/free-folder-lock-apps-android/>
> <https://techcult.com/13-best-android-apps-to-password-protect-files-and-folders/>
> <https://techviral.net/password-protect-files-folder-in-android/>
> etc.
>
> App Lockers:
> <https://techviral.net/best-app-lockers-for-android/>
> <https://www.phoneworld.com.pk/best-app-locker-android/>
> <https://www.androidauthority.com/best-applocks-privacy-lock-apps-android-750699/>
> <https://www.educba.com/android-app-locker/>
> etc.
>
> Since Usenet is a team sport, I ask which free ad-free gsf-free well
> respected file/folder & app lockers you prefer & why?

Why do you need a file or folder or app lock when you can have FaceID?