Latch: Secured Media Vault

Ultraelectronica

About this app

Latch is a secure, private media vault for Android — your personal safe space for photos, videos, documents, and audio files that you don't want prying eyes to see.

Core features:
- Secure vault — Hide images, videos, documents, and audio files from your device gallery behind PIN, password, or biometric lock
- AES-256 encryption — Optional encryption for stored files (off by default for performance)
- Gallery import — Import media directly from your device with the option to delete originals
- Built-in camera — Capture photos and videos straight into the vault
- Document support — Store and view PDFs, Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and text files
- Audio player — Built-in song player with external app handoff (works with Flick Player for advanced audio)
- Media scanner — Automatic duplicate detection when importing files
- Backup & restore — Create local ZIP backups of your vault
Organization:
- Custom albums and color-coded tags to organize files
- Favorites for quick access
- Full-text search and multiple sorting options
Security:
- PIN or password authentication with secure Keystore storage
- Fingerprint and face recognition (biometric) support
- Decoy mode — set up a fake vault with a separate PIN to show if forced to unlock
- Auto-kill — automatically removes the app from recent apps when you leave
- Secure file deletion with data overwrite to prevent recovery
Customization:
- Multiple accent colors (Blue, Purple, Pink, Red, Orange, Teal, Green, Gunmetal)
- Dynamic theming and glassmorphism design
- Performance settings with adjustable frame rate
Privacy first: No ads, no trackers, no data collection. Latch is fully open-source and free, with no premium features or paid components. All sensitive data stays on your device in Android's hardware-backed Keystore.

What’s new

New in 0.19.1-beta.2
- Browse from the gallery: Open documents & songs in a pager with swipe navigation and a position indicator
- Smarter viewing: Only the active page loads, keeping the rest of your vault untouched
- Swipe through documents: Page between files, with a navigation strip for PDFs
- More reliable file opening: Cancelled or failed opens no longer block the next file
- Under-the-hood stability & cleanup improvements