Today our phone applications are full of private and at times even confidential data. And however, there may be times when you lend your Samsung Galaxy A5 to someone you trust without a guarantee that they will not watch the content of your phone's applications. This is the reason why, to avoid this, the best solution is to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy A5 . First, we will see how to hide an application on a Samsung Galaxy A5 through the phone settings. Then we will see how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy A5 using a third-party application.
How to hide an app on Samsung Galaxy A5 using Settings
Disable applications already installed on your Samsung Galaxy A5
There are a lot of 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 want to clean your phone very easily, the best solution will be very easily to deactivate the application concerned. So, how to hide an app on your Samsung Galaxy A5 by uninstalling it:
- Access the " Settings »
- Choose " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Select the app you want to hide
- Click 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 Samsung Galaxy A5, which is the home page? In this situation, you can perform a very easy action, we present it to you right after, if you want to learn how to hide messages on Samsung Galaxy A5, 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: press the button » Supprimer »
Now the application that you removed from your home screen will only be accessible through the search menu.
How to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy A5 using a third-party application
To hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy A5, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Which allows you 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 Samsung Galaxy A5 using a Launcher
Once you've downloaded an app, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Samsung Galaxy A5 will be to download a » launcher »Or in other words an application launcher that will allow you to customize your phone. Among the most popular there is 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 Samsung Galaxy A5 :
- Download the app with 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.
- Click on " Edit "
- Give it the name you want then press » finish "
- Click on 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 Samsung Galaxy A5 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 hide apps completely on Samsung Galaxy A5:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Choose the option » Drawers »
- Click on " Hide applications »
- Click on the applications installed on your Samsung Galaxy A5 that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Samsung Galaxy A5 with App Hider
Camouflaging applications by other applications is also the objective that App hider . The latter was developed to hide the applications on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A5 by adding additional security: a password . Very handy for people who want to search every nook and cranny of your phone. Here is below how to use this app:
- Download the app on Google Play Store .
- Launch the application App Hider.
- Click the + icon to select 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 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 A5. To do this:
- Go to the menu of the App Hider application.
- Click on " Set up PIN now »And enter a password.
- When 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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