Nowadays our mobile phone applications are full of private and sometimes even confidential information. And unfortunately, it sometimes happens that you lend your Honor 8C to a person you trust without being sure that they will not rummage through the content of the applications on your mobile phone. This is why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best technique is to hide an application on your Honor 8C . First of all, we will see how to hide an application on an Honor 8C using the settings of the mobile phone. After that we will see how to hide an application on your Honor 8C with a third-party application.
How to hide an application on Honor 8C using the settings
Disable applications already installed on your Honor 8C
There are a lot of installed applications that you never use. If you ever do not use an application and it bothers you visually or you want to sort everything in your mobile phone in a very simple way, the best technique will be all in a very simple way to deactivate the concerned application. In this case, how to hide an application on your Honor 8C by uninstalling it:
- Access 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 only want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Honor 8C, which is the home page? In this case, you will be able to perform a very simple technique, we present it to you right after, in case you want to discover how to hide messages on Honor 8C, feel free to take a look at our guide.
- Go to the home screen
- Long press on the app 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 only through the search menu.
How to hide an application on your Honor 8C with a third-party application
To hide an application on your Honor 8C, you will have to download and use a " launcher "Which gives the possibility to personalize your device as you want it, or else a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Honor 8C using a Launcher
If you've downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Honor 8C will be to download an » launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which will allow you to customize your mobile phone. Among the best known there is the application Nova Launcher . The latter is available in free or paid version. It will allow you to change your home screen by 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 Honor 8C :
- Download the application using 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 modify it in turn.
In the paid version, Nova Launcher allows you to hide the applications of your Honor 8C by removing them from the list of applications. To use it you will not have to go through search mode on your Android smartphone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide apps on Honor 8C:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Click on the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Click on the applications installed on your Honor 8C that you want to hide.
Hide an application on an Honor 8C using App Hider
Hiding applications 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 Honor 8C by adding additional security: a password . Very useful for anyone who would like to dig into every nook and cranny of your mobile phone. Here's 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 "
- 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 +. In this way, your application will be even better to hide in your Honor 8C. To do this:
- Access the menu of the App Hider application.
- Press 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. If no PIN code is entered, the app will open like a real calculator!
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