Nowadays our smartphone apps are full of personal information and at times even confidential. And alas, it can happen that you lend your Samsung Galaxy S20 + to someone you trust without being sure that they will not go to watch the content of the applications on your smartphone. This is the reason why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best solution is to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S20 + . First, we will see how to hide an application on a Samsung Galaxy S20 + through the settings of the smartphone. Then we will see how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S20 + with a specific application.
How to hide an app on Samsung Galaxy S20 + using settings
Disable applications already installed on your Samsung Galaxy S20 +
There are a lot of applications that are installed that you never use. In the event that you are not using an application and that it bothers you visually or that you want everything in a very simple way to sort through your smartphone, the best solution will be all in a very simple way to deactivate the application concerned. . In this situation, how to hide an app on your Samsung Galaxy S20 + by uninstalling it:
- Open the " Settings »
- Choose " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Click on 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 S20 +, which is the home page? In this case, you will be able to carry out a very easy manipulation, we present it to you immediately after, in the event that you want to discover how to hide messages on Samsung Galaxy S20 +, 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 app you removed from your home screen will only be accessible through the search menu.
How to hide an app on your Samsung Galaxy S20 + with a specific app
To hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S20 +, you will need to download and use a " launcher "Able to customize your device as you want, but also a" app hider »Which gives the possibility to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S20 + using a Launcher
Once you've downloaded an app, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Samsung Galaxy S20 + will be to download an » launcher »Or in other words an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your smartphone. Among the most popular 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 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 S20 + :
- Download the app with Google Play Store .
- Configure 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 allows you to hide the applications of your Samsung Galaxy S20 + by removing them from the application list. To use them you won't have to go through search mode on your Android phone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to hide apps entirely on Samsung Galaxy S20 +:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Choose the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Select applications installed on your Samsung Galaxy S20 + that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Samsung Galaxy S20 + with App Hider
Hiding applications by other applications is also the objective that App hider . This was designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S20 + by adding additional security: a password . Very practical for people who want to dig into 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 click » 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 +. This way your app will hide even better in your Samsung Galaxy S20 +. For that:
- 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 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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