Today our smartphone applications are full of private and at times even confidential information. And alas, you may be lending your Samsung Galaxy S9 to someone you trust without being sure that they won't be watching the content of your smartphone's apps. This is why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best technique is to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S9 . First, we will find out how to hide an application on a Samsung Galaxy S9 using the smartphone settings. After that we will find out how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S9 using a third-party application.
How to hide an app on Samsung Galaxy S9 through settings
Disable applications already installed on your Samsung Galaxy S9
Lots of installed apps that you never use. In the event that you are not using an application and that it bothers you visually or that you simply want to clean your smartphone, the best technique will be simply to deactivate the application in question. So, how to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S9 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 clicking again on » deactivate »
Hide an app from your home page
You only want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Samsung Galaxy S9, which is the home page? Therefore, you can perform a very easy technique, we present it to you below, in case you want to discover how to hide messages on Samsung Galaxy S9, feel free to take a look at our guide.
- Go to the home screen
- Long press 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 S9 using a third-party app
To hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S9, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Which gives the possibility to personalize your device as you see fit, but also a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an app on your Samsung Galaxy S9 using a Launcher
When you've downloaded an app, the fastest and easiest solution to hide it on your Samsung Galaxy S9 will be to download a " launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your smartphone. Among the most used you will find the application Nova Launcher . This is available in free or paid version. It will allow you to change your home screen by 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 S9 :
- Download the application using Google Play Store .
- Set the app as the default Launcher .
- Open your app drawer .
- Make a long press on an application that you want to manage 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 of hiding the applications of your Samsung Galaxy S9 by deleting them from the list of applications. To use them, you just 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 S9:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Select the option » Drawers »
- Click on " Hide applications »
- Click on the applications installed on your Samsung Galaxy S9 that you want to hide.
Hide an application on a Samsung Galaxy S9 with App Hider
Camouflaging applications by other applications is also the role that App hider . This has been developed to hide the applications on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S9 by adding additional security: a password . Very convenient for anyone who would like to search every nook and cranny of your smartphone. Find out how to use this app:
- Download the app on Google Play Store .
- Launch the application App Hider.
- Click on the + icon to select one or more apps to hide and click on » importer "
- Then press 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 S9. To do this:
- Go to the menu of the App Hider application.
- Click 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. If no PIN code is entered, the app will open like a real calculator!
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