Now our mobile phone applications are filled with private and sometimes even confidential data. And alas, it sometimes happens that you lend your HUAWEI Mate Xs to someone you trust without being sure that they will not snoop around in the content of your mobile phone's applications. This is the reason why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best solution remains to hide an application on your HUAWEI Mate Xs . First, we will see how to hide an application on a HUAWEI Mate Xs using the mobile phone settings. And then we will see how to hide an application on your HUAWEI Mate Xs using a specific application.
How to hide an app on HUAWEI Mate Xs using settings
Disable applications already installed on your HUAWEI Mate Xs
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 mobile phone, the best solution will simply be to deactivate the application in question. In this case, how to hide an application on your HUAWEI Mate Xs 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 simply want to hide an application on the most visible space of your HUAWEI Mate Xs, which is the home page? In this situation, you will be able to perform a very easy technique, we present it to you right after, if you ever want to learn how to hide messages on HUAWEI Mate Xs, feel free to take a look at our article.
- Go to the home screen
- Long press on the app that you want to hide
- Options will open: click on 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 HUAWEI Mate Xs using a specific app
To hide an application on your HUAWEI Mate Xs, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Able to personalize your device as you see fit, or" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your HUAWEI Mate Xs using a Launcher
When you have downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your HUAWEI Mate Xs will be to download a » launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which will allow you to customize your mobile phone. Among the most popular there is 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 need to install it and set it up as the default launcher.
Discover how to use Nova Launcher in free version to hide an application on your HUAWEI Mate Xs :
- Download the application using Google Play Store .
- Configure the app as the default Launcher .
- Open your app drawer .
- Tap and hold an app 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 offers you the possibility of hiding the applications of your HUAWEI Mate Xs 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 HUAWEI Mate Xs:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Select the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Select applications present on your HUAWEI Mate Xs that you want to hide.
Hide an application on a HUAWEI Mate Xs using App Hider
Camouflaging applications by other applications is also the role that App hider . This has been developed to hide the applications on the screen of your HUAWEI Mate Xs by adding additional security: a password . Very convenient for anyone who would like to search 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 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 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 Xs. 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 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!
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the HUAWEI Mate Xs, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: HUAWEI Mate.
