Today our phone apps are full of private and sometimes even confidential information. And unfortunately, there may be times when you lend your Samsung Galaxy S6 to someone you trust without a guarantee that they will not look into the content of your phone's apps. This is why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best solution turns out to be hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S6 . First of all, we will find out how to hide an application on a Samsung Galaxy S6 using the phone settings. After that we will find out how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S6 using a specific application.
How to hide an app on Samsung Galaxy S6 through settings
Disable applications already installed on your Samsung Galaxy S6
Many installed applications are not of much use. If you ever do not use an app and it bothers you visually or you want everything very easy to sort through your phone, the best solution will be all in a very easy way to deactivate the app in question. So, how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S6 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 only want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Samsung Galaxy S6, which is the home page? In this case, you can accomplish a very easy manipulation, we present it to you immediately after, in the event that you wish to discover how to hide messages on Samsung Galaxy S6, 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 application that you removed from your home screen will only be accessible through the search menu.
How to hide an app on your Samsung Galaxy S6 using a specific app
To hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S6, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Able to personalize your device as you wish, but also a" app hider »Which gives the possibility to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S6 using a Launcher
If you've downloaded an app, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Samsung Galaxy S6 will be to download an » launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your phone. Among the most famous you will find 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, for this you will first need 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 S6 :
- 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 paid version, Nova Launcher allows you to hide the applications of your Samsung Galaxy S6 by deleting them from the application list. To use it, you just have to go through search mode on your Android smartphone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide apps on Samsung Galaxy S6:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Choose the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Select applications present on your Samsung Galaxy S6 that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Samsung Galaxy S6 with App Hider
Making applications inaccessible by other applications is also the objective that has been set App hider . This was designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S6 by adding additional security: a password . Very handy for people who want to dig into every nook and cranny of your phone. This is 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 "
- 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 S6. 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 , 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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