Now our mobile phone applications are filled with personal and at times even confidential data. And unfortunately, it sometimes happens that you lend your Motorola Moto G42 to a trusted person without being sure that he will not take a look in the content of the applications on your mobile phone. This is why, to avoid this, the best solution turns out to be to hide an application on your Motorola Moto G42 . First, we will find out how to hide an application on a Motorola Moto G42 through the mobile phone settings. After that we will find out how to hide an application on your Motorola Moto G42 using a third-party application.
How to hide an app on Motorola Moto G42 using settings
Disable applications already installed on your Motorola Moto G42
There are a lot of apps installed that you never use. In the event that you are not using an application and it bothers you visually or that you want to sort everything very easily in your mobile phone, the best solution will be very easily to deactivate the application concerned. In this situation, how to hide an application on your Motorola Moto G42 by uninstalling it:
- Access the " Settings »
- Select " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Click on 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 only want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Motorola Moto G42, which is the home page? From then on, you can perform a very easy solution, we present it to you right after, if you ever want to learn how to hide messages on Motorola Moto G42, feel free to take a look at our guide.
- Go to the home screen
- Long click on the application that you want to hide
- A dialogue window will open: press 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 application on your Motorola Moto G42 using a third-party application
To hide an application on your Motorola Moto G42, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Which gives the possibility to personalize your device as you see fit, or a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Motorola Moto G42 using a Launcher
When you have downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Motorola Moto G42 will be to download a » launcher »Or in other words an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your mobile phone. Among the most used there is the application Nova Launcher . This 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, for 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 Motorola Moto G42 :
- 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 manage 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 applications from your Motorola Moto G42 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 apps on a Motorola Moto G42:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Choose the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Choose applications installed on your Motorola Moto G42 that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Motorola Moto G42 using App Hider
Making applications inaccessible by other applications is also the objective that has been set App hider . This has been designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Motorola Moto G42 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 choose one or more apps to hide and press » importer "
- Then click on 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+. In this way, your application will be even better hidden in your Motorola Moto G42. In this context:
- Access the menu of the App Hider application.
- Press on " Set up PIN now »And enter a password.
- When you launch the Calculator + app , in the event that 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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