Samsung has decided to add a “repair mode” which hides your data when you send your smartphone in for repair. The option is currently only available in South Korea.
Broken screen, damaged battery, software problem… For many reasons, our smartphone may have to pass into the hands of a repairer. However, we do not only entrust equipment when we have to leave a device for repair and that can be a problem when it comes to a smartphone. This last full of personal data and cases of computer hacking with resale of personal data are not reassuring. There is an effective method which consists of resetting your smartphone before sending it in for repair.
While it works, it’s not the most pleasant step and involves backing up all that data and then restoring it. Samsung may have found a solution to solve this problem with the “repair mode”.
A repair mode to “hide” your data
This new mode, available on Galaxy smartphones, offers hide user data during phone repair. When enabled, it ensures that personal data remains safe even if the device is tampered with by the repairer. The “repair mode” will block the possibility of consulting photos, messages and different accounts, leaving access only to the default applications. To activate it, you have to go to the device settings (Device maintenance), which will cause a reboot. The method is almost identical to exit the world, the owner of the smartphone must authenticate via the chosen method (fingerprint, passwords, etc.). The method is convenient, because it avoids blocking the device entirely or resetting it.
The brand does not specify how its latest feature works. We can nevertheless assume that Samsung relies on the possibility for Android to manage several accounts. Many models already offer to activate a guest mode or a second space.
Deployment still very limited
Samsung says its new feature will arrive via an update on the Galaxy S21 and its variants. She will then deployed on other models, without further details from the South Korean giant. In addition, the “repair mode” concerns, for the time being, only South Korea. There is no doubt that this practical feature will then arrive on many models, and in other countries.
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