Today our smartphone applications are full of private and at times even confidential data. And unfortunately, it sometimes happens that you lend your Samsung Galaxy S5 to someone you trust without being sure that they will not take a look at the content of the applications on your smartphone. This is the reason why, to avoid this, the best technique turns out to be to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S5 . First of all, we will find out how to hide an application on a Samsung Galaxy S5 through the settings of the smartphone. Then we will find out how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S5 using a third party application.
How to hide an app on Samsung Galaxy S5 through settings
Disable applications already installed on your Samsung Galaxy S5
There are a lot of apps installed that are not of much use. In the event that you are not using an application and it bothers you visually or you simply want to clean your smartphone, the best technique will be to simply deactivate the application in question. In this case, how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S5 by uninstalling it:
- Access the " Settings »
- Select " 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 S5, which is the home page? In this situation, you can accomplish a very easy manipulation, we present it to you below, in case you want to learn how to hide messages on Samsung Galaxy S5, feel free to take a look at our article.
- Go to the home screen
- Long press on the app 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 only be accessible through the search menu.
How to hide an app on your Samsung Galaxy S5 using a third party app
To hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S5, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Able to personalize your device as you see fit, or a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an app on your Samsung Galaxy S5 using a Launcher
Once you've downloaded an app, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Samsung Galaxy S5 will be to download a " launcher »Or in other words an application launcher that will allow you to customize your smartphone. 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 by renaming names and changing icons of all your applications. However, for this you will have to install it first and set it as the default launcher.
Discover how to use Nova Launcher in free version to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S5 :
- 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 edit it in turn.
In the paid version, Nova Launcher allows you to hide the applications of your Samsung Galaxy S5 by deleting them from the application list. To use it, you just have to go through search mode on your Android phone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide apps on Samsung Galaxy S5:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Click on the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Select applications installed on your Samsung Galaxy S5 that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Samsung Galaxy S5 with App Hider
Camouflaging applications 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 S5 by adding additional security: a password . Very useful for people who want to search every nook and cranny of your smartphone. Here is below 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 "
- Press 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 S5. For that:
- Go to the menu of the App Hider application.
- Press on " Set up PIN now »And enter a password.
- By the time you launch the Calculator + app , in the event that 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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