Nowadays our smartphone apps are full of private and sometimes even confidential information. And unfortunately, you may lend your Google Pixel 3a to someone you trust without a guarantee that they will not watch the content of your smartphone's applications. Therefore, to avoid this, the best technique is to hide an application on your Google Pixel 3a . First, we will see how to hide an application on a Google Pixel 3a through the settings of the smartphone. And then we will see how to hide an app on your Google Pixel 3a with a third-party application.
How to hide an app on Google Pixel 3a using Settings
Disable applications already installed on your Google Pixel 3a
Many applications that are installed are not of much use. In the event that you are not using an application and that it bothers you visually or that you simply want to sort your smartphone, the best technique will be simply to deactivate the application in question. So, how to hide an app on your Google Pixel 3a by uninstalling it:
- Open the " Settings »
- Choose " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Click on the app you want to hide
- Click on " deactivate »
- Confirm your choice by clicking again on » deactivate »
Hide an app from your home page
You only want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Google Pixel 3a, which is the home page? In this specific case, you will be able to perform a very simple action, we present it to you below, if you ever want to find out how to hide messages on Google Pixel 3a, 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: 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 Google Pixel 3a with a third-party app
To hide an application on your Google Pixel 3a, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Which allows you to personalize your device as you wish, or a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Google Pixel 3a with a Launcher
If you've downloaded an app, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Google Pixel 3a will be to download an » launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which will allow you to customize your smartphone. Among the most famous you will find 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, 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 Google Pixel 3a :
- Download the app with Google Play Store .
- Set 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 the paid version, Nova Launcher allows you to hide the applications of your Google Pixel 3a by removing them from the list of applications. To use it you will not have to go through search mode on your Android phone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide apps on a Google Pixel 3a:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Select the option » Drawers »
- Click on " Hide applications »
- Select applications installed on your Google Pixel 3a that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Google Pixel 3a with App Hider
Hiding applications by other applications is also the objective that App hider . This was designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Google Pixel 3a by adding additional security: a password . Very practical for people who want to dig into every nook and cranny of your smartphone. This is how to use this app:
- Download the app on Google Play Store .
- Launch the application App Hider.
- Click on the + icon to select one or more apps to hide and press » importer "
- Click to finish on 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 +. This way your app will be even better to hide in your Google Pixel 3a. In this context:
- Go to the menu of the App Hider application.
- Click on " Set up PIN now »And enter a password.
- By the time you launch the Calculator + app , if 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!
If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Google Pixel 3a, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 3a.
