Today our smartphone applications are full of personal data and at times even confidential. And unfortunately, it sometimes happens that you lend your Oppo A3 to someone you trust without being sure that they will not go to watch the content of the applications on your smartphone. Therefore, to avoid this, the best technique is to hide an application on your Oppo A3 . First of all, we will see how to hide an application on an Oppo A3 through the settings of the smartphone. After that we will see how to hide an application on your Oppo A3 using a specific application.
How to hide an application on Oppo A3 using settings
Disable the applications already installed on your Oppo A3
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 technique will be simply to deactivate the application concerned. So, how to hide an application on your Oppo A3 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
You only want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Oppo A3, which is the home page? In this situation, you can perform a very easy action, we present it to you right after, in the event that you want to learn how to hide messages on Oppo A3, feel free to take a look at our guide.
- Go to the home screen
- Long press the app logo 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 app on your Oppo A3 using a specific app
To hide an application on your Oppo A3, you will need to download and use a " launcher "Which gives the possibility to personalize your device as you see fit, but also a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Oppo A3 with a Launcher
If you have downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest solution to hide it on your Oppo A3 will be to download a » launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which will allow you to customize your smartphone. Among the most famous you will find the application Nova Launcher . The latter is available in free or paid version. It allows you to change your home screen by renaming names and changing icons of all your applications. However, to do this you will first need 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 Oppo A3 :
- Download the application using 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 Oppo A3 by deleting them from the list of applications. To use them, you just have to go through search mode on your Android smartphone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide the applications on an Oppo A3:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Choose the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Choose applications present on your Oppo A3 that you want to hide.
Hide an application on an Oppo A3 with App Hider
Camouflaging applications by other applications is also the role that App hider . The latter was designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Oppo A3 by adding additional security: a password . Very useful for anyone who would like to search every nook and cranny of your smartphone. 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 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 under the name Calculator +. This way your application will be even better to hide in your Oppo A3. To do this:
- 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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