Nowadays our mobile phone applications are full of personal data and at times even confidential. Unfortunately, it may happen that you lend your Samsung XCover 4 to someone you trust without any guarantee that they will not peek into the content of the applications on your mobile phone. This is the reason why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best technique turns out to be to hide an application on your Samsung XCover 4 . To begin with, we will find out how to hide an application on a Samsung XCover 4 through the settings of the mobile phone. After that we will find out how to hide an application on your Samsung XCover 4 using a specific application.
How to hide an application on Samsung XCover 4 using settings
Disable the applications already installed on your Samsung XCover 4
There are a lot of applications 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 sort through your mobile phone, the best technique will be to simply deactivate the application in question. So, how to hide an application on your Samsung XCover 4 by uninstalling it:
- Access the " Settings »
- Select " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Click on the app you want to hide
- Click 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 XCover 4, which is the home page? In this case, you can accomplish a very easy manipulation, we present it to you right after, in the event that you wish to discover how to hide messages on Samsung XCover 4, 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 XCover 4 using a specific app
To hide an application on your Samsung XCover 4, you will have to download and use a » launcher "Which gives the possibility to personalize your device as you wish, or" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Samsung XCover 4 using a Launcher
When you've downloaded an app, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Samsung XCover 4 will be to download a » launcher »Or in other words an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your mobile phone. Among the best known there is the application Nova Launcher . This 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 that you will have to install it first and configure it as the default launcher.
Discover how to use Nova Launcher in free version to hide an application on your Samsung XCover 4 :
- Download the application using 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.
- 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 the paid version, Nova Launcher allows you to hide the applications of your Samsung XCover 4 by removing them from the list of applications. To use it you will not have to go through search mode on your Android smartphone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide applications on a Samsung XCover 4:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Click on the option » Drawers »
- Click on " Hide applications »
- Choose applications installed on your Samsung XCover 4 that you want to hide.
Hide an application on a Samsung XCover 4 with App Hider
Camouflaging applications by other applications is also the role that App hider . This was designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Samsung XCover 4 by adding additional security: a password . Very convenient for anyone who would like to search every nook and cranny of your mobile phone. Here's 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 "
- 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 application will be even better to hide in your Samsung XCover 4. In this frame:
- Access the menu of the App Hider application.
- Click 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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