Now our smartphone apps are filled with private and sometimes even confidential data. And alas, you might lend your ASUS ROG Phone 5 to someone you trust with no guarantee that they won't watch content on your smartphone apps. This is the reason why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best solution turns out to be to hide an application on your ASUS ROG Phone 5 . To begin, we will see how to hide an application on an ASUS ROG Phone 5 through the smartphone settings. Then we will see how to hide an application on your ASUS ROG Phone 5 using a third-party application.
How to Hide an App on ASUS ROG Phone 5 Using Settings
Disable applications already installed on your ASUS ROG Phone 5
There are many applications that are installed which are never used. In the event that you are not using an application and it bothers you visually or that you simply want to clean up your smartphone, the best solution will simply be to deactivate the application in question. In this situation, how to hide an application on your ASUS ROG Phone 5 by uninstalling it:
- Access the " Settings »
- Choose " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Click on the app you want to hide
- Click on " deactivate »
- Confirm your choice by pressing again » deactivate »
Hide an app from your home page
You just want to hide an application on the most visible space of your ASUS ROG Phone 5 which is the home page? In this specific case, you will be able to perform a very easy manipulation, we present it to you just after, in the event that you want to discover how to hide messages on ASUS ROG Phone 5, feel free to take a look at our article.
- Go to the home screen
- Long press the app logo that you want to hide
- A dialogue window will open: press 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 app on your ASUS ROG Phone 5 using a third-party app
To hide an application on your ASUS ROG Phone 5, you will have to download and use a » launcher "Able to personalize your device as you see fit, but also a" app hider »Which gives the possibility to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your ASUS ROG Phone 5 with a Launcher
When you have downloaded an app, the quickest and easiest way to hide it on your ASUS ROG Phone 5 will be to download a » launcher »Or in other words an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your smartphone. 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 to renaming names and changing icons of all your applications. However, to do this you will have to first install it and configure it as the default launcher.
Discover how to use Nova Launcher in free version to hide an application on your ASUS ROG Phone 5 :
- Download the app with Google Play Store .
- Set the app as the default Launcher .
- Open your app drawer .
- Press and hold on an application that you want to configure and hide.
- Click on " Edit "
- Give it the name you want then press » finish "
- Click on the icon of the application to edit it in turn.
In the paid version, Nova Launcher offers you the possibility of hiding the applications of your ASUS ROG Phone 5 by deleting them from the application list. To use it you will not have to go through the search mode on your Android phone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to hide apps entirely on an ASUS ROG Phone 5:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Choose the option » Drawers »
- Click on " Hide applications »
- Click on the applications present on your ASUS ROG Phone 5 that you want to hide.
Hide an application on an ASUS ROG Phone 5 with App Hider
Making applications inaccessible by other applications is also the mission that App hider . This has been designed to hide the applications on the screen of your ASUS ROG Phone 5 by adding additional security: a password . Very useful for anyone who would like to dig into every nook and cranny of your smartphone. Here is how to use this app:
- Download the app on Google Play Store .
- Launch the application App Hider.
- Click the + icon to select one or more apps to hide and press » importer "
- Then press the 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 as Calculator+. In this way, your application will be even better hidden in your ASUS ROG Phone 5. For this:
- Go to the menu of the App Hider application.
- Click on " Set up PIN now »And enter a password.
- When you launch the Calculator + app , in the event that you dial the PIN code, the normal application will open. In the event that no PIN code is entered, the app will open like a real calculator!
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