Vault Gallery and Private Camera
A private gallery for Android. Vault Gallery keeps photos, videos, audio and documents in a private vault that opens only inside Applore, and Private Camera takes photos and videos that skip your gallery. Vault Gallery is free for up to 20 items and unlimited in Applore Pro. Private Camera is part of Applore Pro.
Free on Google Play · Android 8.0 and up
What Vault Gallery does
Vault Gallery is a private gallery inside Applore. Files in it open only inside Applore, after your PIN, pattern or fingerprint.
- Move photos, videos, audio and documents into the vault. They are sorted into Photos, Videos, Audios and Documents.
- Keep them out of your gallery. The originals leave your gallery and other apps once they are in the vault.
- Restore any time. Files go back to the place they came from.
- Move to vault from other apps. Share a photo or video from your gallery or another app and choose Move to vault in Android’s share sheet.
- Back up photos, videos and documents to your own Google Drive with the optional Save to Drive switch. Audio files are not backed up.
Private Camera
Private Camera is part of Applore Pro. It takes photos and videos that are saved to the vault instead of your gallery. The vault is a hidden folder in your phone’s storage that opens only inside Applore.
- Open Private Camera from the Privacy section of Applore’s Home screen.
- Take photos or record videos as usual.
- To see what you took, tap the preview. Applore asks for your PIN, then opens the vault.
How it works
- Open Applore and tap Vault Gallery in the Privacy section of the Home screen.
- Enter your App Lock PIN or pattern. If you have not set one yet, Applore asks you to create one.
- Tap the add button, choose the files to move, and confirm. You can also share photos and videos from another app and choose Move to vault.
- To view a file, open its tab and tap it. It opens inside Applore.
- To restore files, select them and choose restore. They go back to their original place.
- Optional: turn on Save to Drive to back up vault photos, videos and documents to your own Google Drive.
Applore needs All files access to move files into the vault and restore them. Android asks for it in its own settings screen. The permissions page explains why.
What stays on your phone
- Vault files live in a hidden folder on your phone’s storage.
- They open only inside Applore, after your PIN, pattern or fingerprint.
- Nothing is uploaded unless you turn on Save to Drive. Then files go to your own Google Drive, through the Google permission you give, and Applore’s servers never receive them.
The privacy policy has the details. For every feature at a glance, see data and privacy.
Free and Pro
| Feature | Applore Free | Applore Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Vault Gallery, including Move to vault from the share sheet | Up to 20 items | Unlimited |
| Open and restore what is already in the vault | Always | Always |
| Private Camera | Not included | Included |
| App Lock | Up to 3 locked apps | Unlimited |
| Password Vault | Included | Included |
See pricing in the app on Google Play.
Applore Free keeps up to 20 items in Vault Gallery. The limit only stops you adding more: everything already in the vault can always be opened and restored, even if that’s more than 20 items, and also after a Pro subscription ends. Applore Pro removes the limit and adds Private Camera. You get Pro with the separate Applore Pro app or inside Applore Free (Yearly, Monthly or Lifetime). Compare Free and Pro.
Good to know
- The vault is private inside Applore, not invisible. Files sit in a hidden folder on your phone’s storage. Do not delete unfamiliar hidden folders with another file manager.
- Keep your PIN to yourself. Anyone who knows your App Lock PIN can open the vault.
- Drive backup uses your Drive storage. Large videos can take space and mobile data to upload.
- Private Camera is a simple camera. Use your phone’s own camera app for advanced modes, then move the photos to the vault.
- Your vault opens with the same PIN as App Lock. For other ways to keep photos private, read how to hide photos on Android.
Questions
Are vault files uploaded anywhere?
Only if you turn on backup. By default, vault files stay in a hidden folder on your phone's storage. If you switch on Save to Drive, Applore copies photos, videos and documents (not audio files) to your own Google Drive using the Google permission you give. Applore's servers never receive your photos, videos or documents. Vaults, passwords and backups.
What happens to the originals when I move photos to the vault?
They leave your gallery. Applore moves each file into the vault and removes the original from its old place, so it no longer shows in your gallery or in other apps. Applore remembers where each file came from, so you can restore it to the same place later.
Can I get my files back out of the vault?
Yes. Open Vault Gallery, select the files and restore them. Each file goes back to its original location, and your gallery shows it again. Restore files you want to keep before you uninstall Applore or change the Google account you signed in with. You can always open and restore what is in the vault, also on Applore Free with more than 20 items, or after a Pro subscription ends.
Is Vault Gallery free?
Yes, for up to 20 items in Applore Free. Applore Pro has no limit. When the vault is full on Applore Free, only adding more asks you to upgrade: everything already in it stays yours to open and restore, even if that's more than 20 items. Private Camera is part of Applore Pro. Compare Free and Pro.
What if I uninstall Applore with files in the vault?
Restore your files first. The vault is tied to the Google account you signed in to Applore with, and Applore cannot promise that a vault can be opened again after a reinstall, even with a Drive backup. Uninstalling or clearing Applore's data can leave vault files you cannot open, so move everything out before you do either.
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