Now our phone applications are full of private and sometimes even confidential data. However, you may lend your Samsung Galaxy A42 to someone you trust without being sure that they will not look on the content of the applications on your phone. This is why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best solution is to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy A42 . First, we will see how to hide an application on a Samsung Galaxy A42 using the phone settings. Then we will see how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy A42 using a third-party application.
How to hide an app on Samsung Galaxy A42 using settings
Disable applications already installed on your Samsung Galaxy A42
There are many applications that are installed that we never use. If ever you are not using an application and it visually obstructs you or if you want to very easily sort out your phone, the best solution will be very simply to deactivate the application concerned. In this situation, how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy A42 by uninstalling it:
- Open the " Settings »
- Select " 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
Do you simply want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Samsung Galaxy A42, which is the home page? In this case, you will be able to perform a very simple action, we present it to you below, in case you wish to discover how to hide messages on Samsung Galaxy A42, feel free to take a look at our guide.
- Go to the home screen
- Long click on the app logo that you want to hide
- Options will open: click on the button » Supprimer »
Now the application that you removed from your home screen will be accessible only through the search menu.
How to hide an app on your Samsung Galaxy A42 using a third-party app
To hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy A42, you will have to download and use a » launcher "Which gives the possibility to personalize your device as you wish, but also a" app hider »Which gives the possibility to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy A42 using a Launcher
If you've downloaded an app, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Samsung Galaxy A42 will be to download an » launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which will allow you to customize your phone. Among the best known 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. Nevertheless, 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 Samsung Galaxy A42 :
- 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 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 of your Samsung Galaxy A42 by deleting them from the list of applications. To use it you will not have to go through search mode on your Android smartphone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide applications on Samsung Galaxy A42:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Click on the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Choose applications present on your Samsung Galaxy A42 that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Samsung Galaxy A42 using App Hider
Hiding applications by other applications is also the objective that App hider . This has been developed to hide the applications on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A42 by adding additional security: a password . Very handy for anyone who wants to dig into every nook and cranny 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 select one or more apps to hide and click » importer "
- Then click on 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 +. In this way, your application will be even better to hide in your Samsung Galaxy A42. To do this:
- Go to 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. In the event that no PIN code is entered, the app will open like a real calculator!
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