Nowadays our phone applications are full of private and at times even confidential information. Unfortunately, it may happen that you lend your Alcatel 3 to someone you trust without being sure that they will not go to watch the content of the applications on your phone. This is the reason why, to avoid this, the best technique is to hide an application on your Alcatel 3 . First, we will see how to hide an application on an Alcatel 3 through the phone settings. And then we will see how to hide an application on your Alcatel 3 using a third-party application.
How to hide an application on Alcatel 3 using settings
Disable the applications already installed on your Alcatel 3
There are a lot of apps installed that are not of much use. If you ever do not use an application and it bothers you visually or you want everything very easy to sort through your phone, the best technique will be all in a very easy way to deactivate the affected application. In this situation, how to hide an application on your Alcatel 3 by uninstalling it:
- Access the " Settings »
- Choose " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Click on the app you want to hide
- Press on " deactivate »
- Confirm your choice by pressing again » deactivate »
Hide an app from your home page
You simply want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Alcatel 3, which is the home page? In this case, you can perform a very simple manipulation, we present it to you right after, if you want to find out how to hide messages on Alcatel 3, feel free to take a look at our guide.
- Go to the home screen
- Long click on the application that you want to hide
- Options will open: click on the button » Supprimer »
Now the app that you removed from your home screen will only be accessible through the search menu.
How to hide an application on your Alcatel 3 using a third-party application
To hide an application on your Alcatel 3, you will need to download and use a " launcher "Which allows you to personalize your device as you wish, but also a" app hider »Which gives the possibility to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Alcatel 3 using a Launcher
If you have downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest solution to hide it on your Alcatel 3 will be to download a » launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which will allow you to customize your phone. Among the best known there is the application Nova Launcher . This is available, in free or paid version. It allows you to change your home screen by renaming names and changing icons of all your applications. However, in this context you will first have to install it and configure it as the default launcher.
Discover how to use Nova Launcher in free version to hide an application on your Alcatel 3 :
- Download the application using Google Play Store .
- Configure the app as the default Launcher .
- Open your app drawer .
- Make a long press on an application that you want to configure and hide.
- Press on " Edit "
- Give it the name you want then press » finish "
- Tap the icon of the application to modify it in turn.
In the paid version, Nova Launcher offers you the possibility of hiding the applications of your Alcatel 3 by deleting them from the list of applications. To use them, you just have to go through search mode on your Android phone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide applications on an Alcatel 3:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Click on the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Choose applications installed on your Alcatel 3 that you want to hide.
Hide an application on an Alcatel 3 using App Hider
Camouflaging applications by other applications is also the role that App hider . This was designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Alcatel 3 by adding additional security: a password . Very handy for people who want to dig into every nook and cranny of your phone. This is how to use this app:
- Download the app on Google Play Store .
- Launch the application App Hider.
- Press the + icon to select one or more apps to hide and click » importer "
- Then click on Menu .
- Select » Hide To hide the apps in the App Hider app.
In the application menu you can also hide the App Hider application as a calculator under the name Calculator +. In this way, your application will be even better to hide in your Alcatel 3. To do this:
- Go to the menu of the App Hider application.
- Press on " Set up PIN now »And enter a password.
- When you launch the Calculator + app , if you ever dial the PIN code, the normal application will open. If no PIN code is entered, the app will open like a real calculator!
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