Managing Images with Apps on Android Devices

The problem at hand is that when it comes to apps' images, the same rules do not apply as they do for other types of files. For example, consider a folder containing 562 images related to an app called "Gymrat" installed on your phone. If you rename this folder to something like "images," the app will not be able to read that file, even if it has changed in name. This is because Android uses exact file names to identify and manage files, so changing the name of the folder or file can cause issues with the app's functionality.

To resolve this issue without having the folder show up in your gallery, you'll need to use a third-party file explorer like ES File Explorer from Google Play for free. Once inside the folder showing up in your gallery, navigate to the "Hit menu" and then create a new file by clicking on "New." Name this new file ".nomedia" and save it. This file is a hidden file that tells Android not to index or display this folder in your gallery.

By creating this .nomedia file, you can effectively hide the folder from appearing in your gallery while still allowing the app to access its contents. However, if your phone has an older version of Android (such as 2.3 or before), it may only require a single step: renaming the folder to something other than its original name.

For devices running newer versions of Android, such as the Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0 or later, additional steps are required. First, close any apps related to the file system, then navigate to your settings and select "Applications" followed by "All." Clear the data for the Gallery app to force it to reindex all images on your device.

Next, clear out the media storage folder using the same method. This step is crucial in ensuring that Android recognizes all files as part of its content, rather than misinterpreting them as something else entirely. After completing these steps and restarting your phone, wait for a few minutes until the gallery app reindexes your entire device.

In some cases, this process may take longer, depending on the number of images stored and the speed of your device's processor. To speed up the reindexing process, you can try launching the camera app to take a picture or two, then return to the image in your gallery and hit the "Menu" button followed by "Refresh." This trick may not work for everyone, but it has helped some users in the past.

As you wait, keep an eye on the Gallery app, which should eventually show a spinning circle indicating that it's working on reindexing your content. Once this progress indicator disappears and no new albums appear, you can be confident that the image folder containing the Gymrat app's images is now hidden from view.

In conclusion, managing images with apps on Android devices requires some technical know-how and patience. By understanding how to work with file names, using third-party file explorers, and leveraging system settings, you can successfully hide unwanted folders or albums from appearing in your gallery.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhow's it going guys it's David here from bom up.com in this video I'm going to show you how to hide an apps images from showing up in your Android gallery so I've already made a video showing you how to hide your normal albums whether they're pictures or videos by basically putting a period in front of the album name with the file manager the problem is you can't do the same thing when it comes to an apps images because for example this folder right here has 562 images none of which are actually showing on my phone but they're related to an app called gymrat I have on my phone and uh if I rename it to images the app itself won't be able to read that file because it won't uh the exact file name will have changed and therefore none of these images will work with that app that's definitely not something I want but I also don't want this folder to show up in my gallery so what I'm going to do is go over to my file explorer which is ES File Explorer from Google Play for free um and go to the folder that has the uh album itself so in this case it's images and then what you're going to do is inside of the folder that's showing up in your gallery that you don't want there any longer Hit menu and then new and then create a new file and then you're going to name this file do no media so period no media and basically this tag tells Android not to Index this folder um in your Android gallery so you can see I've created a no media file now your phone or your file manager may not show you this because it might have um the hidden files disabled so just make sure that's enabled if you want to make sure that you've uh actually made the folder correct or the file correctly anyway um I'm going to go ahead and go to the home screen and uh load up my gallery now if you have an Android 2.3 or before device this may be the only step that you need to take and you know you'd be done but in this case since I want IC with the Galaxy Nexus it's still here so it seems that this happens more so with uh tablets with 3.0 and uh obviously 4.0 phones and Beyond so the way you get rid of it on the Galaxy Nexus is just go ahead and close out uh the uh two apps as far as the that have to do with that file and go to your settings and then from here you're going to go to Applications and then go to all so what you're going to want to do is clear the data out on your gallery uh file so here's Gallery so first I'm going to force stop to make sure that it's not running in the background and then I'm just going to hit clear data so this clears out your whole Gallery so that way um the next time you open it it'll have to reindex your whole phone so I'll hit back we're not done yet we're going to clear out one more thing which is called media storage so here it is media storage same thing for stop clear data and there you go now the next step you want to take is actually restarting your phone so I'm going to go ahead and power my phone off and uh I'll just skip it to when the the phone powers back on to show you what to do next okay so my phone has finished rebooting I'm just going to go ahead and unlock it and go over to my gallery and as you can see there's nothing here but my Google+ photo so what you're going to have to wait for is for your phone to reindex your whole device to uh find all your images so right now it's not doing anything and usually it's indicated by having a little circle spinning right over here and obviously that's not the case so um we're just going to have to wait now something I do to kind of speed it up sometimes I'm not sure if this actually helps or not is I launch the camera um maybe take even a picture and then uh go back to the picture in your gallery and um go back to your albums and uh and then hit menu and then refresh now obviously it didn't work right here but I don't know I feel like it helps it I'm not too sure I was go ahead and skip the video Until the phone uh starts refreshing the uh the uh gallery okay so it's been about a minute since I paused the video and uh all of a sudden this just popped up and it's starting to reindex all of my pictures and um I'm just going to go ahead and Skip One until it's done to show you that that file or that album with the app Images no longer shows up okay so it's been about 2 or 3 minutes that I've let the phone just sit and uh index my phone and as you can see the little circle isn't spinning anymore and there is no uh album here that has to do with that apps pictures and that's pretty much it this is d from f.com thank you for watching the video and don't forget to visit Fone bluff.com for more cell phone news reviews and howtos thank youhow's it going guys it's David here from bom up.com in this video I'm going to show you how to hide an apps images from showing up in your Android gallery so I've already made a video showing you how to hide your normal albums whether they're pictures or videos by basically putting a period in front of the album name with the file manager the problem is you can't do the same thing when it comes to an apps images because for example this folder right here has 562 images none of which are actually showing on my phone but they're related to an app called gymrat I have on my phone and uh if I rename it to images the app itself won't be able to read that file because it won't uh the exact file name will have changed and therefore none of these images will work with that app that's definitely not something I want but I also don't want this folder to show up in my gallery so what I'm going to do is go over to my file explorer which is ES File Explorer from Google Play for free um and go to the folder that has the uh album itself so in this case it's images and then what you're going to do is inside of the folder that's showing up in your gallery that you don't want there any longer Hit menu and then new and then create a new file and then you're going to name this file do no media so period no media and basically this tag tells Android not to Index this folder um in your Android gallery so you can see I've created a no media file now your phone or your file manager may not show you this because it might have um the hidden files disabled so just make sure that's enabled if you want to make sure that you've uh actually made the folder correct or the file correctly anyway um I'm going to go ahead and go to the home screen and uh load up my gallery now if you have an Android 2.3 or before device this may be the only step that you need to take and you know you'd be done but in this case since I want IC with the Galaxy Nexus it's still here so it seems that this happens more so with uh tablets with 3.0 and uh obviously 4.0 phones and Beyond so the way you get rid of it on the Galaxy Nexus is just go ahead and close out uh the uh two apps as far as the that have to do with that file and go to your settings and then from here you're going to go to Applications and then go to all so what you're going to want to do is clear the data out on your gallery uh file so here's Gallery so first I'm going to force stop to make sure that it's not running in the background and then I'm just going to hit clear data so this clears out your whole Gallery so that way um the next time you open it it'll have to reindex your whole phone so I'll hit back we're not done yet we're going to clear out one more thing which is called media storage so here it is media storage same thing for stop clear data and there you go now the next step you want to take is actually restarting your phone so I'm going to go ahead and power my phone off and uh I'll just skip it to when the the phone powers back on to show you what to do next okay so my phone has finished rebooting I'm just going to go ahead and unlock it and go over to my gallery and as you can see there's nothing here but my Google+ photo so what you're going to have to wait for is for your phone to reindex your whole device to uh find all your images so right now it's not doing anything and usually it's indicated by having a little circle spinning right over here and obviously that's not the case so um we're just going to have to wait now something I do to kind of speed it up sometimes I'm not sure if this actually helps or not is I launch the camera um maybe take even a picture and then uh go back to the picture in your gallery and um go back to your albums and uh and then hit menu and then refresh now obviously it didn't work right here but I don't know I feel like it helps it I'm not too sure I was go ahead and skip the video Until the phone uh starts refreshing the uh the uh gallery okay so it's been about a minute since I paused the video and uh all of a sudden this just popped up and it's starting to reindex all of my pictures and um I'm just going to go ahead and Skip One until it's done to show you that that file or that album with the app Images no longer shows up okay so it's been about 2 or 3 minutes that I've let the phone just sit and uh index my phone and as you can see the little circle isn't spinning anymore and there is no uh album here that has to do with that apps pictures and that's pretty much it this is d from f.com thank you for watching the video and don't forget to visit Fone bluff.com for more cell phone news reviews and howtos thank you\n"