Today our mobile phone applications are full of personal and at times even confidential data. And unfortunately, it may happen that you lend your Samsung Galaxy M12 to someone you trust without guarantee that he will not take a look in the content of the applications on your mobile phone. This is why, to avoid this, the best technique is to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy M12 . First of all, we will find out how to hide an application on a Samsung Galaxy M12 using the mobile phone settings. Then then we will find out how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy M12 with a third-party application.
How to hide an app on Samsung Galaxy M12 using settings
Disable applications already installed on your Samsung Galaxy M12
There are many apps installed that you never use. If you are not using an application and it bothers you visually or if you want to very simply sort out your mobile phone, the best technique will be very simply to deactivate the application concerned. In this case, how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy M12 by uninstalling it:
- Access the " Settings »
- Choose " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Click on 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 Samsung Galaxy M12, which is the home page? In this specific case, you will be able to perform a very simple technique, we present it to you just after, in the event that you wish to learn how to hide messages on Samsung Galaxy M12, 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: 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 app on your Samsung Galaxy M12 with a third-party app
To hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy M12, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Which gives the possibility to personalize your device as you want it, or else a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy M12 using a Launcher
When you have downloaded an application, the quickest and easiest solution to hide it on your Samsung Galaxy M12 will be to download a » launcher »Or in other words an application launcher that will allow you to customize your mobile phone. Among the most popular there is the application Nova Launcher . This is available in free or paid version. It allows you to change your home screen to renaming names and changing icons of all your applications. However, to do this you will first need to install it and set it as the default launcher.
Discover how to use the free version of Nova Launcher to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy M12 :
- 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.
- Press on " Edit "
- Give it the name you want then press » finish "
- Tap the icon of the application to edit it in turn.
In the paid version, Nova Launcher allows you to hide the applications on your Samsung Galaxy M12 by deleting them from the application list. To use them you will not have to go through the search mode on your Android phone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to hide apps entirely on a Samsung Galaxy M12:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Click on the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Choose applications installed on your Samsung Galaxy M12 that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Samsung Galaxy M12 with App Hider
Making applications inaccessible by other applications is also the role that has been given App hider . This has been designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy M12 by adding additional security: a password . Very convenient for anyone who would like to search every nook and cranny of your mobile 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 press » 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+. In this way, your application will be even better hidden in your Samsung Galaxy M12. 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 , 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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