Advanced Settings
Open the Privary settings and move down to Advanced Settings
Keep Screen Private
Privary blocks the screen for third party apps by default when you are logged in your Vault. This ensures highest privacy, especially against malware. However, you may consider to disable that option if you want to take screenshots from inside Privary.
Active by default
Hide Files
Privary removes the source of an imported file by default. Deactivate this option to keep source files after import in your default public phone gallery.
Active by default
Safe delete with Shredder
The source of any imported file will be overwritten before deleting to make a restore impossible (anti-restore).
Disabled by default
Hide from recent apps
Privary doesn't show in the recent apps list. This makes it impossible for someone to comprehend when you have lastly used Privary.
Active by default
Quick Logout
Privary closes entirely when locked instead going back to the login menu.
Disabled by default
Automatic Lock-Timer
15 seconds by default
Maximize Brightness
Increases the brightness of your screen to maximum when viewing photos or videos.
Disabled by default
Use highest photo display quality
Use the highest color depth and max. resolution when viewing photos. This will consume way more RAM and a bit more battery but delivers the best photo quality (original quality).
Disabled by default
Move deleted files to trash
The Trash helps to recover files you've deleted accidentially. Disable that and deleted file will no longer be moved to the Trash = unrecoverable deleted.
Active by default
Bug analysis & statistics
Helps us to improve Privary by sending performance and bug reports to our hq. Data is anonymous by default.
Active by default
Delete sorting
Clears the database to rebuild the sorting of files and folders.
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