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  Smartphone maker  Samsung  on Monday said it has rolled out privacy app AltZLife developed at its India R&D centre on select handsets in the country. The app allows users of the Galaxy A71 and Galaxy A51  smartphones  to quickly switch to privacy mode from normal mode by double-clicking the power button and also automatically save images and videos in private folders based on the usage pattern. "The AltZLife feature will be available to the existing as well as new users of Galaxy A71 and Galaxy A51 through a software update on August 10, 2020,"  Samsung  said in a statement. According to a research conducted by Samsung, 79 per cent of generation-Z (those born between mid-90s and early 2000s) users admit to having content such as images, applications and private chats on their  smartphones  that they do not want family or others to see. Samsung  India Senior Director (Mobile Business) Manu Sharma said the app helps elim...

  Samsung  on Monday introduced a new privacy feature for its Galaxy A71 and Galaxy A51 smartphones. Named AltZLife, the privacy-centric feature is now rolling out as a part of software update for both the smartphones. The feature creates a secondary private space on the phone, accessible through authentication process that is different from the one required to unlock the phone – according to  Samsung.   How the  Samsung  AltZLife feature works: The AltZLife mode gets activated on double pressing the power button. It is a secondary space with access to all phone features, including photo gallery and apps. However, one needs to transfer the content from normal mode to private mode and install the apps (including second instance of apps) separately on the private mode. There are two ways to transfer and manage content in private mode -- Quick Switch and Content Suggestions. Quick Switch Quick Switch allows users to between two instances of the same ap...