Nowadays our smartphone apps are filled with private and sometimes even confidential information. And unfortunately, it can happen that you lend your Huawei Nova 6 to someone you trust without being sure that they will not go to take a look at the content of the applications on your smartphone. This is the reason why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best solution is to hide an application on your Huawei Nova 6 . First, we will see how to hide an application on a Huawei Nova 6 through the settings of the smartphone. After that we will see how to hide an application on your Huawei Nova 6 with a specific application.

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How to hide an application on Huawei Nova 6 using settings

Disable the applications already installed on your Huawei Nova 6

Many applications that are installed are not of much use. In the event that you are not using an application and it bothers you visually or you simply want to sort your smartphone, the best solution will be simply to deactivate the application concerned. In this situation, how to hide an application on your Huawei Nova 6 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 simply want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Huawei Nova 6, which is the home page? In this situation, you will be able to carry out a very simple manipulation, we present it to you below, in the event that you want to find out how to hide messages on Huawei Nova 6, feel free to take a look at our article.

  • Go to the home screen
  • Long click on the application that you want to hide
  • Options will open: click on the button » Supprimer  »

Now the app you removed from your home screen will only be accessible through the search menu.

How to hide an application on your Huawei Nova 6 with a specific application

To hide an application on your Huawei Nova 6, you will need to download and use a » launcher  "Able to customize your device as you want, but also a" app hider  »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.

Hide an application on your Huawei Nova 6 using a Launcher

When you've downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Huawei Nova 6 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 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 applications. However, in this context 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 Huawei Nova 6 :

  • Download the app with 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 edit it in turn.

In the paid version, Nova Launcher offers you the possibility of hiding the applications of your Huawei Nova 6 by deleting them from the list of applications. To use them, you just have to go through search mode on your Android phone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide applications on a Huawei Nova 6:

  • Go to the " Nova settings "
  • Select the option » Drawers  »
  • Press on "  Hide applications  »
  • Choose applications present on your Huawei Nova 6 that you want to hide.

Hide an application on a Huawei Nova 6 with App Hider

Making applications inaccessible by other applications is also the role that has been given App hider . The latter was designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Huawei Nova 6 by adding additional security: a password . Very useful for people who want to search every nook and cranny of your smartphone. Find out 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 "
  • 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 under the name Calculator +. This way your application will be even better to hide in your Huawei Nova 6. 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 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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