Now our smartphone applications are full of private and at times even confidential information. And however, it sometimes happens that you lend your Oppo A8 to a person you trust without being sure that they will not go to look in the content of the applications on your smartphone. Therefore, to avoid this, the best technique is to hide an application on your Oppo A8 . To begin with, we will find out how to hide an application on an Oppo A8 using the smartphone settings. And then we will find out how to hide an application on your Oppo A8 using a third-party application.
How to hide an application on Oppo A8 using settings
Disable the applications already installed on your Oppo A8
There are many applications that are installed that are never used. In the event that you are not using an application and that it bothers you visually or that you simply want to sort through your smartphone, the best technique will be simply to deactivate the application concerned. In this case, how to hide an application on your Oppo A8 by uninstalling it:
- Open the " Settings »
- Choose " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Select the app you want to hide
- Press on " deactivate »
- Confirm your choice by pressing again » deactivate »
Hide an app from your home page
You simply want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Oppo A8, which is the home page? In this situation, you will be able to perform a very simple technique, we present it to you right after, if you ever want to discover how to hide messages on Oppo A8, feel free to take a look at our article.
- Go to the home screen
- Long click on 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 application on your Oppo A8 using a third-party application
To hide an application on your Oppo A8, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Able to personalize your device as you wish, or" app hider »Which gives the possibility to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Oppo A8 using a Launcher
When you've downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Oppo A8 will be to download a » launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which will allow you to customize your smartphone. Among the most popular you will find 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 Oppo A8 :
- 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 modify it in turn.
In the paid version, Nova Launcher allows you to hide the applications of your Oppo A8 by deleting them from the list of applications. To use them you will not have to go through search mode on your Android phone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide applications on Oppo A8:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Click on the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Select applications installed on your Oppo A8 that you want to hide.
Hide an app on an Oppo A8 using App Hider
Camouflaging applications by other applications is also the mission that App hider . The latter was developed to hide the applications on the screen of your Oppo A8 by adding additional security: a password . Very convenient 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 "
- 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 on your Oppo A8. 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 , 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!
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