One UI 8 might finally fix Secure Folder’s biggest security flaws

Samsung is said to be adopting Android 15's Private Space APIs to avoid Secure Folder from leaking your private info.

May 6, 2025 - 12:01

One UI 8 might finally fix Secure Folder’s biggest security flaws

Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority

Samsung’s Secure Folder feature currently exposes apps and media by over-relying on Android’s Work profile.
A new leak shows that One UI 8 will likely adopt Android’s Private Space API to fix this flaw.
With the upcoming update, apps in Secure Folder will no longer work or send notifications when hidden, fixing another flaw.

Samsung Secure Folder is an in-built solution on Galaxy phones and tablets that lets users hide apps and files from prying eyes. While the feature locks these apps and files in a new profile and protects them with a screen lock, a flaw in Secure Folder allows anyone to see which apps and photos you have. Samsung didn’t publicly take cognizance of the flaw, so it was anyone’s guess if the company was working on a fix. A new leak suggests Samsung could fix the issues with Secure Folder with One UI 8.

Apps and photos are visible outside of Secure Folder primarily because of the way it works. Samsung creates a Work profile for Secure Folder, which is just a distinct profile from the default personal profile. While the data is containerized, specific components like the Android photo picker and Permission Controller can still see the contents within this Work profile, and end up exposing it in certain situations.