Today our smartphone applications are full of private and at times even confidential information. And unfortunately, it can happen that you lend your Samsung Galaxy J2 to a person you trust without being sure that they will not rummage through the content of the applications on your smartphone. This is the reason why, to avoid this, the best solution is to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy J2 . First, we will see how to hide an application on a Samsung Galaxy J2 using the smartphone settings. After that we will see how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy J2 using a third-party application.
How to hide an application on Samsung Galaxy J2 using settings
Disable applications already installed on your Samsung Galaxy J2
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 want to clean up your smartphone very easily, the best solution will be very easily to deactivate the application in question. So, how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy J2 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 Samsung Galaxy J2, which is the home page? In this specific case, you will be able to accomplish a very simple manipulation, we present it to you below, in the event that you wish to discover how to hide messages on Samsung Galaxy J2, 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
- A dialogue window will open: press the button " Supprimer »
Now the app that you removed from your home screen will be accessible only through the search menu.
How to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy J2 using a third-party application
To hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy J2, you will have to download and use a » launcher "Which allows you to personalize your device as you wish, but also a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy J2 using a Launcher
If you have downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest solution to hide it on your Samsung Galaxy J2 will be to download a » launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your smartphone. Among the most famous 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 by renaming names and changing icons of all your applications. 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 Samsung Galaxy J2 :
- Download the application using Google Play Store .
- Set the app as the default Launcher .
- Open your app drawer .
- Press and hold 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 paid version, Nova Launcher offers you the possibility of hiding the applications of your Samsung Galaxy J2 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 J2:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Select the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Select applications present on your Samsung Galaxy J2 that you want to hide.
Hide an application on a Samsung Galaxy J2 with App Hider
Making applications inaccessible by other applications is also the role that App hider . The latter was developed to hide the applications on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy J2 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 select 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 app will hide even better in your Samsung Galaxy J2. In this context:
- 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. If no PIN code is entered, the app will open like a real calculator!
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