Today our mobile phone applications are full of private and at times even confidential information. And unfortunately, you may lend your Samsung Galaxy S8 to someone you trust without a guarantee that they won't snoop around in the content of your mobile phone's applications. This is why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best technique is to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S8 . First, we will see how to hide an application on a Samsung Galaxy S8 using the settings of the mobile phone. After that we will see how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S8 using a specific application.
How to hide an app on Samsung Galaxy S8 through settings
Disable applications already installed on your Samsung Galaxy S8
There are a lot of applications that are installed that you never use. In the event that you are not using an application and it bothers you visually or you want to sort everything very easily in your mobile phone, the best technique will be very easily to deactivate the application concerned. So, how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S8 by uninstalling it:
- Open the " Settings »
- Choose " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Select the app you want to hide
- Click 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 S8, which is the home page? In this situation, you will be able to carry out a very easy manipulation, we present it to you immediately after, in case you want to learn how to hide messages on Samsung Galaxy S8, feel free to take a look at our article.
- 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 that you removed from your home screen will only be accessible through the search menu.
How to hide an app on your Samsung Galaxy S8 using a specific app
To hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S8, you will need to download and use a " launcher "Able to personalize your device as you see fit, but also a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S8 using a Launcher
If you've downloaded an app, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Samsung Galaxy S8 will be to download an » launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which 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 will allow you to change your home screen to renaming names and changing icons of all your applications. However, to do this 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 S8 :
- Download the app using 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.
- Click on " Edit "
- Give it the name you want then press » finish "
- Click on 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 S8 by deleting them from the list of applications. To use them, you just have to go through search mode on your Android smartphone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to hide apps completely on Samsung Galaxy S8:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Choose the option » Drawers »
- Click on " Hide applications »
- Choose applications present on your Samsung Galaxy S8 that you want to hide.
Hide an app on Samsung Galaxy S8 using App Hider
Camouflaging applications by other applications is also the mission that App hider . This has been designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S8 by adding additional security: a password . Very useful for people who want to dig into every nook and cranny of your mobile phone. Here is below how to use this app:
- Download the app on Google Play Store .
- Launch the application App Hider.
- Click on the + icon to choose one or more apps to hide and click on » importer "
- Click to finish on 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 under the name Calculator +. In this way, your application will be even better to hide in your Samsung Galaxy S8. To do this:
- Access the menu of the App Hider application.
- Click on " Set up PIN now »And enter a password.
- By the time you launch the Calculator + app , if 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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