Samsung introduced Repair Mode, no worries about revealing private photos when repairing phones

You must have been worried about your private data, photos and videos being exposed when taking your smartphone for repair. There has been a case where the repair staff of a large center stole and distributed sensitive photos/videos of customers.

To avoid this, Samsung has just released a solution called Repair Mode. Repair Mode, also known as Repair Mode, will ensure the safety of user data.

When activated, Repair Mode will ensure that personal data on your Galaxy smartphone is safe even while a repair technician is working on it. Repair Mode even allows you to choose what data you want to reveal when you repair your smartphone.

You can find and enable Repair Mode in the Settings > Battery and Device Care menu . After activation, the smartphone will reboot and no one can access your personal data including photos/videos, messages, accounts. and only default apps.

To exit Repair Mode, you need to restart the device and authenticate via fingerprint or parten recognition.

According to Samsung's announcement, Repair Mode will be updated soon for the Galaxy S21 series in Korea. In the next time, it will be put on other Galaxy smartphone models and be expanded to many other markets.

If Samsung pioneers and succeeds with Repair Mode, other smartphone brands will certainly follow in order to provide a safer experience for users.

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