Nowadays our phone applications are full of private and sometimes even confidential information. And unfortunately, it may happen that you lend your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro to someone you trust without guarantee that he will not look in the content of the applications on your phone. This is the reason why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best technique remains to hide an application on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro . To begin, we will see how to hide an application on a HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro through the phone settings. Then then we will see how to hide an application on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro with a specific application.
How to hide an app on HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro using settings
Disable the applications already installed on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro
Many installed applications that we never use. In the event that you are not using an application and it bothers you visually or that you simply want to clean up your phone, the best technique will be simply to deactivate the application in question. In this situation, how to hide an application on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro by uninstalling it:
- Open the " Settings »
- Choose " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Click on the app you want to hide
- Press on " deactivate »
- Confirm your choice by pressing again » deactivate »
Hide an app from your home page
Do you only want to hide an application on the most visible space of your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro, which is the home page? In this specific case, you will be able to carry out a very easy manipulation, we present it to you right after, if you ever want to learn how to hide messages on HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro, 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 dialog window will open: click on the button " Supprimer »
Now the application that you removed from your home screen will only be accessible through the search menu.
How to hide an app on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro with a specific app
To hide an app on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Which gives the possibility to personalize your device as you want it, but also a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro using a Launcher
If you have downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro will be to download a » launcher »Or in other words an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your phone. 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 apps. However, for this you must first install it and configure it as the default launcher.
Discover how to use Nova Launcher in free version to hide an application on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro :
- Download the app using 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.
- 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 on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro by deleting them from the application list. To use it you will not have to go through the search mode on your Android phone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide the applications on a HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Choose the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Select applications present on your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro using App Hider
Making applications inaccessible by other applications is also the role that has been given App hider . This one has been developed to hide the applications on the screen of your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro by adding additional security: a password . Very useful for people who want 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.
- Press the + icon to select one or more apps to hide and click » importer "
- Press 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 as Calculator+. In this way, your application will be even better hidden in your HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro. In this context:
- Go to 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 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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