You can choose to have Privacy Screen activate immediately as soon as you switch to another app — the Face ID or Touch ID screen will pop when you return to Drive — or delay it for 10 seconds, one minute, or 10 minutes to make multitasking a little less annoying.
Privacy Screen isn’t completely foolproof. On the settings screen where you enable it, Google warns that it might not protect your Drive notifications, “certain” Siri functionality, files shared with the Files app, photos shared with the Photos app, and “other system functionality.”
Google first announced the feature last month, according to Digital Trends, but it’s showing up as part of today’s app update notes on my iPhone, so it should now be widely available. The Google Drive app offered passcode protection several years ago, but the feature was eventually pulled, so it’s nice to see the extra measure of security added back to an app that many people use daily.
How to enable Privacy Screen
To enable this feature, check for the update for Google Drive app on the App Store on your iPhone or iPad. After installing the update, open the app and go to Settings > Privacy screen and enable the feature. You can also choose the delay time as per your requirement.
Google said that the new feature may not protect Drive notifications, certain Siri functionality, files shared with files app, photos shared with the Photos app, and other system functionality. Also, the data that has been shared will not be protected.
The feature started rolling out this month but according to a report on Digital Trends, it was announced mid-April itself.
The Google Pay app in India has a similar feature to Privacy Screen. However, unlike Google Drive, you cannot disable the authentication requirement on Google Pay app.
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