Secure folder

Motorola's Secure folder, a hidden, separately locked space for private apps and files that can wear a disguise. You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first.

What it does

Secure folder keeps work and personal apps and files in a hidden space that needs its own authentication to open, and it can be disguised with a fake name and icon. Motorola publishes it on Google Play and offers it through Moto Secure. It runs while the folder is open and to deliver notifications from apps inside it.

If you disable it

Anything inside Secure folder becomes unreachable until you enable it again, and community lists warn of background issues if it is uninstalled. Move files out before disabling it.

How to disable it

On most phones Settings greys out Disable for this package, so ADB is the way to turn it off. The commands below work without root and can be undone.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.motorola.securevault

adb shell pm enable com.motorola.securevault

The stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.motorola.securevault

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.motorola.securevault

New to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.

Data and battery

Keeps the apps and files you move into it on the phone, behind separate authentication.

Where it appears

• Made by Motorola Mobility.
• Android versions: 14 to 16.
• Seen on: moto g85 5G, moto g34 5G, moto g - 2025, moto g15, moto g05, motorola edge 50 fusion, ThinkPhone by motorola.
• Listed on Google Play: Secure folder on Google Play.