Now our phone apps are full of personal and sometimes even confidential information. And unfortunately, sometimes it happens that you lend your ASUS Zenfone 2 to someone you trust without a guarantee that they will not look in the application content of your phone. This is why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best solution turns out to be hide an application on your ASUS Zenfone 2 . First of all, we will find out how to hide an application on an ASUS Zenfone 2 using the phone settings. And then we will find out how to hide an app on your ASUS Zenfone 2 with a specific app.
How to hide an app on ASUS Zenfone 2 using settings
Disable applications already installed on your ASUS Zenfone 2
There are many applications installed that are never used. In the event that you are not using an application and it bothers you visually or you just want to sort your phone, the best solution will be to simply deactivate the relevant application. So, how to hide an application on your ASUS Zenfone 2 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 only want to hide an application on the most visible space of your ASUS Zenfone 2, which is the home page? Therefore, you will be able to accomplish a very simple manipulation, we present it to you below, if you wish to learn how to hide messages on ASUS Zenfone 2, feel free to take a look at our article.
- Go to the home screen
- Long press on the app 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 Zenfone 2 with a specific app
To hide an application on your ASUS Zenfone 2, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Which gives the possibility to personalize your device as you wish, or then a" app hider »Which gives the possibility to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your ASUS Zenfone 2 using a Launcher
If you have downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest solution to hide it on your ASUS Zenfone 2 will be to download a » launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which will allow you to customize your phone. Among the most popular you will find the application Nova Launcher . The latter is available in free or paid version. It will allow you to change your home screen to 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 ASUS Zenfone 2 :
- Download the app with 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.
- Click on " Edit "
- Give it the name you want then press » finish "
- Click on the icon of the application to modify it in turn.
In paid version, Nova Launcher allows you to hide the applications of your ASUS Zenfone 2 by deleting them from the list of applications. To use it, 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 ASUS Zenfone 2:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Choose the option » Drawers »
- Click on " Hide applications »
- Select applications present on your ASUS Zenfone 2 that you want to hide.
Hide an app on an ASUS Zenfone 2 with App Hider
Making applications inaccessible by other applications is also the role that has been given App hider . The latter was developed to hide the applications on the screen of your ASUS Zenfone 2 by adding additional security: a password . Very handy for anyone who wants to dig into every nook and cranny of your phone. Here's 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 additionally 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 ASUS Zenfone 2. In this context:
- 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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