Nowadays our mobile phone applications are filled with personal and at times even confidential information. And unfortunately, it sometimes happens that you lend your Google Pixel 6a to someone you trust without being sure that he will not take a look in the content of the applications on your mobile phone. 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 Google Pixel 6a . To begin, we will find out how to hide an application on a Google Pixel 6a through the mobile phone settings. Then then we will find out how to hide an application on your Google Pixel 6a using a third-party application.
How to hide an app on Google Pixel 6a using Settings
Disable applications already installed on your Google Pixel 6a
There are many applications that are installed that are not of much use. If you ever do not use an application and it bothers you visually or if you want to sort everything very easily in your mobile phone, the best solution will be very easily to deactivate the application concerned. Therefore, how to hide an application on your Google Pixel 6a by uninstalling it:
- Access the " Settings »
- Choose " 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
Do you simply want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Google Pixel 6a, which is the home page? In this case, you can perform a very easy technique, we present it to you right after, if you want to learn how to hide messages on Google Pixel 6a, feel free to take a look at our guide.
- Go to the home screen
- Long click on the app logo that you want to hide
- Options will open: press the button » Supprimer »
Now the app that you removed from your home screen will be accessible exclusively through the search menu.
How to hide an app on your Google Pixel 6a using a third-party app
To hide an app on your Google Pixel 6a, 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 app on your Google Pixel 6a using a Launcher
When you have downloaded an app, the quickest and easiest way to hide it on your Google Pixel 6a will be to download a » launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your mobile phone. Among the most popular there is 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 apps. However, for this you must first install it and set it as the default launcher.
Discover how to use Nova Launcher in free version to hide an application on your Google Pixel 6a :
- Download the app 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 allows you to hide applications from your Google Pixel 6a by deleting them from the application list. To use them, you just have to go through the search mode on your Android phone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So how to completely hide apps on a Google Pixel 6a:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Choose the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Choose applications installed on your Google Pixel 6a that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Google Pixel 6a using App Hider
Camouflaging applications by other applications is also the mission that App hider . The latter has been developed to hide the applications on the screen of your Google Pixel 6a by adding additional security: a password . Very convenient for anyone who wants to search every corner of your mobile phone. Learn 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 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 also hide the App Hider application as a calculator as Calculator+. This way your app will hide even better in your Google Pixel 6a. For it:
- 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. In the event that no PIN code is entered, the app will open like a real calculator!
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