From Locked Folder
Move items out of Locked Folder into Google Photos, add them to Brikwall from the photo picker, then let Brikwall remove the originals through Android's confirmation screen.
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Not every lock is a wall.
Android already gives you a few places to hide things. Here's how they differ from Brikwall, and what to ask before you trust any vault app with your photos.
| What you get | Brikwall | Google Photos Locked Folder | Samsung Secure Folder | Typical calculator vault app |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Its own lock, separate from your phone's PIN | Yes, a pattern | No, uses your screen lock | Yes | Usually a PIN |
| Your lock becomes the encryption key | Yes | Not documented | Not documented | Varies |
| Key tied to the phone's security chip | Yes | Via Android | Yes (Knox) | Varies |
| Separate vaults with no visible list | Yes, unlimited | No | No | Some apps |
| Duress pattern that wipes the rest | Yes (Pro) | No | No | Rare |
| Photo of whoever guesses wrong | Yes (Pro) | No | No | Common |
| Disguise as another app | Yes (Pro) | No | Hide icon | That's the point |
| Camera that skips the gallery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Some apps |
| Any file type, documents open inside | Yes | Photos and videos only | Yes, with apps | Varies |
| Works with no account | Yes | Google account for backup | Samsung account for some features | Varies |
| Backup the provider can't read | Yes, sealed file | Not end-to-end | Samsung Cloud | Varies |
| No ads, analytics or trackers | Yes | Google's policies | Samsung's policies | Often ad-supported |
| Works on any Android phone | Android 9 and newer | Yes | Samsung Galaxy only | Usually |
Based on each product's public documentation as of October 2026. Products change; tell us if something here is out of date.
Before you trust any vault app
Seven questions worth asking.
These apply to Brikwall too. Here are our answers.
1. Is my PIN or pattern the key, or just a gate?
If the app only checks your PIN and then shows files stored normally, anyone who copies the storage can skip the check. In Brikwall the pattern is part of the key, so without it the files are just random bytes.
2. Can someone guess my lock on a fast computer?
Ask how guesses are slowed down and whether the hardware is involved. Brikwall needs your phone's security chip for every guess and spends 128 MiB of memory on each one.
3. What if I forget it? And who else can reset it?
If the company can reset your lock by email, so can someone who gets into your email. Brikwall has no reset: you hold a 12-word phrase, and nobody else does.
4. Does it need an account, and what does it send?
An account ties your vault to your identity. Brikwall has none, and its only network connection is a purchase check that carries no files or keys.
5. What happens if I'm forced to open it?
A single vault gives up everything at once. Brikwall offers decoy vaults and a duress pattern that erases the rest.
6. Where do my backups go, and who can read them?
Brikwall makes one sealed file you put wherever you like. Whoever stores it only has ciphertext that opens with your recovery phrase.
7. Does it tell you what it can't do?
Every security product has limits. If an app claims to be unbreakable, be suspicious. Ours are listed on the security page.
Switching
Moving to Brikwall.
From Secure Folder
Open the files in Secure Folder's My Files, move them out, then import them into Brikwall with Add → Files or Photos & videos.
From another vault app
Export from the old app to a folder on your phone, import into Brikwall, check everything opened, then delete the exported copies.