Some details about the upcoming Private Space app-hiding feature on Android

It won’t be wrong if we refer to our smartphones as personal devices. Most of us rely on secure lockscreens for security, whereas some users are not just satisfied with them. They require an added layer of security. Thus, app lockers have become very popular on Android. However, with the new Private Space feature, Google is integrating the functionality directly into Android.

Recently, the tech giant Google rolled out the Android 14 QPR 2 Beta 2 for Pixel devices. The update accompanies the Private Space feature; however, it is non-functional at the moment, according to Android Police. The new feature on Android is quite similar to the one found on Samsung’s Secure Folder, which can be found on Samsung Galaxy smartphones. On your Android phone, hiding apps won’t require any additional apps.

A new Android profile is created with the Private Space that can be locked with existing security passcodes or entirely different credentials on the smartphone. Installing apps on this profile will require logging into your Google account, according to the report. Apps can be accessed from the bottom in Private Space. However, they could be changed with the stable release.

As an alternative to exposing the hidden apps up front, the source states that Google is testing the option to access Private Space by typing “private space” into the launcher’s search box. The current references do not indicate any details on how it will conceal the data across apps like images or other files. Additionally, Samsung’s Secure Folder offers a mechanism to conceal those.

Android 14 QPR 2 Beta 2 lacks the Private Space feature. The stable QPR 2 release is anticipated to arrive on Pixel devices in March 2023 as part of the Pixel Feature Drop. Beyond that, the feature might be finished and added to the release of Android 15. It may take some time for this to appear on your phone, but we hope the wait will be worthwhile.