Now our mobile phone applications are full of private and sometimes even confidential information. And unfortunately, it may happen that you lend your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra to someone you trust without a guarantee that they will not snoop on the content of the applications on your mobile phone. Therefore, to avoid this, the best technique is to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra . First, we will see how to hide an application on a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra using the mobile phone settings. And then we will see how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra using a specific application.
How to hide an app on Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra using settings
Disable applications already installed on your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
There are a lot of applications that are installed that are not of much use. If you are not using an application and it bothers you visually or you want to clean up your mobile phone very easily, the best technique will be very easily to deactivate the application concerned. In this case, how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 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 clicking again on » deactivate »
Hide an app from your home page
You simply want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, which is the home page? In this situation, you will be able to carry out a very easy manipulation, we present it to you below, in case you want to learn how to hide messages on Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, 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 app you removed from your home screen will only be accessible through the search menu.
How to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra using a specific application
To hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, you will have to download and use a » launcher "Able to personalize your device as you wish, or a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an app on your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra using a Launcher
If you've downloaded an app, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra will be to download an » launcher »Or in other words an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your mobile phone. Among the most popular you will find the application Nova Launcher . The latter 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 have to first 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 S20 Ultra :
- Download the app with 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 edit it in turn.
In paid version, Nova Launcher offers you the possibility to hide the applications of your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra by deleting them from the application list. To use it you will not have to go through search mode on your Android phone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to hide apps completely on Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Choose the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Click on the applications present on your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra with App Hider
Camouflaging applications by other applications is also the mission that App hider . The latter was developed to hide the applications on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra by adding additional security: a password . Very useful 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 click on 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 +. In this way, your application will be even better to hide in your Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. To do this:
- 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. In the event that no PIN code is entered, the app will open like a real calculator!
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