Nowadays our smartphone applications are full of personal data and at times even confidential. However, it may happen that you lend your Google Pixel 4 XL to a person you trust without being sure that they will not go to watch the content of the applications on your smartphone. This is the reason why, to avoid this, the best solution is to hide an application on your Google Pixel 4 XL . First, we will find out how to hide an application on a Google Pixel 4 XL using the smartphone settings. Then we will find out how to hide an application on your Google Pixel 4 XL using a specific application.
How to hide an app on Google Pixel 4 XL using Settings
Disable the applications already installed on your Google Pixel 4 XL
There are a lot of applications installed that are not of much use. In the event that you do not use an application and that it bothers you visually or that you want everything in a very simple way to clean up your smartphone, the best solution will be all in a very simple way to deactivate the concerned application. . So, how to hide an application on your Google Pixel 4 XL by uninstalling it:
- Open the " Settings »
- Select " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Select the app you want to hide
- Press on " deactivate »
- Confirm your choice by clicking again on » deactivate »
Hide an app from your home page
You simply want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Google Pixel 4 XL, which is the home page? In this specific case, you can achieve a very simple solution, we present it to you below, in the event that you wish to learn how to hide messages on Google Pixel 4 XL, feel free to take a look at our guide.
- Go to the home screen
- Long press the app logo that you want to hide
- Options will open: click on the button » Supprimer »
Now the application that you have removed from your home screen will only be accessible through the search menu.
How to hide an app on your Google Pixel 4 XL using a specific app
To hide an application on your Google Pixel 4 XL, you will have to download and use a » launcher "Able 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 Google Pixel 4 XL using a Launcher
When you've downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Google Pixel 4 XL will be to download a » launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your smartphone. Among the most famous you will find the application Nova Launcher . This 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, to do this 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 4 XL :
- Download the app with Google Play Store .
- Set the app as the default Launcher .
- Open your app drawer .
- Tap and hold an app you want to manage and hide.
- Press on " Edit "
- Give it the name you want then press » finish "
- Tap the icon of the application to edit it in turn.
In the paid version, Nova Launcher allows you to hide the applications of your Google Pixel 4 XL by removing them from the list of applications. To use it, you won't 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 4 XL:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Choose the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Choose applications installed on your Google Pixel 4 XL that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Google Pixel 4 XL with App Hider
Hiding applications by other applications is also the mission that has given itself App hider . This was designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Google Pixel 4 XL by adding additional security: a password . Very practical for people who want to dig into every nook and cranny of your smartphone. Here's how to use this app:
- Download the app on Google Play Store .
- Launch the application App Hider.
- Press the + icon to choose one or more apps to hide and click » 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 under the name Calculator +. This way your application will be even better to hide in your Google Pixel 4 XL. For that:
- Access 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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