These days our phone apps are full of private and at times even confidential information. However, it may happen that you lend your Pocophone M5 to someone you trust without guarantee that he will not take a look at the content of the applications on your phone. This is the reason why, to avoid this, the best solution is to hide an application on your Pocophone M5 . First, we will see how to hide an application on a Pocophone M5 through the phone settings. Then we will see how to hide an application on your Pocophone M5 using a third-party application.
How to hide an application on Pocophone M5 using the settings
Disable applications already installed on your Pocophone M5
There are many apps installed that are not of much use. If ever you are not using an application and it visually obstructs you or if you want everything very easily to sort through your phone, the best solution will be very easily to deactivate the application concerned. In this situation, how to hide an application on your Pocophone M5 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 clicking again on » deactivate »
Hide an app from your home page
Do you simply want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Pocophone M5, which is the home page? In this situation, you can perform a very easy action, it is presented to you right after, in case you want to learn how to hide messages on Pocophone M5, feel free to take a look at our article.
- Go to the home screen
- Long press the app logo 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 application on your Pocophone M5 using a third-party application
To hide an application on your Pocophone M5, you will have to download and use a » launcher "Able to personalize your device as you wish, or a" app hider »Which gives the possibility to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Pocophone M5 using a Launcher
If you have downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Pocophone M5 will be to download a » launcher »Or in other words an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your 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 to renaming names and changing icons of all your apps. However, to do 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 Pocophone M5 :
- Download the application using Google Play Store .
- Set 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 modify it in turn.
In the paid version, Nova Launcher offers you the possibility of hiding the applications on your Pocophone M5 by deleting them from the application list. To use them, you just have to go through the search mode on your Android smartphone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide apps on Pocophone M5:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Choose the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Choose applications present on your Pocophone M5 that you want to hide.
Hide an application on a Pocophone M5 using App Hider
Camouflaging applications by other applications is also the objective that App hider . This has been developed to hide the applications on the screen of your Pocophone M5 by adding additional security: a password . Very useful for anyone who wants to search every corner of your 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+. This way, your application will be even better hidden in your Pocophone M5. To do this:
- Go to 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. In the event that no PIN code is entered, the app will open like a real calculator!
If you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Pocophone M5, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Pocophone M5.
