Now our mobile phone applications are full of private and at times even confidential information. And unfortunately, you may lend your Vivo X80 to someone you trust without being sure that they will not take a look in the content of the applications on your mobile phone. This is why, to avoid this, the best solution remains to hide an application on your Vivo X80 . First of all, we will find out how to hide an application on a Vivo X80 through the mobile phone settings. And then we will find out how to hide an application on your Vivo X80 using a specific application.
How to hide an app on Vivo X80 through settings
Disable applications already installed on your Vivo X80
There are many applications that are installed which are never used. If you are not using an application and it disturbs you visually or if you want to sort things out in your mobile phone in a very simple way, the best solution will be very simply to deactivate the application concerned. So how to hide an app on your Vivo X80 by uninstalling it:
- Access the " Settings »
- Select " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Select the app you want to hide
- Press on " deactivate »
- Confirm your choice by clicking again on » deactivate »
Hide an app from your home page
Do you simply want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Vivo X80, which is the home page? In this case, you will be able to perform a very simple action, we present it to you below, in case you want to discover how to hide messages on Vivo X80, feel free to take a look at our guide.
- Go to the home screen
- Long press on the app that you want to hide
- A dialog window 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 Vivo X80 using a specific app
To hide an app on your Vivo X80, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Which gives the possibility to personalize your device as you want it, or else a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an app on your Vivo X80 using a Launcher
When you have downloaded an app, the quickest and easiest way to hide it on your Vivo X80 will be to download a » launcher »Or in other words an application launcher that will allow you to customize your mobile phone. Among the most used there is 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 apps. However, for this you must first install it and set it as the default launcher.
Discover how to use Nova Launcher free version to hide an app on your Vivo X80 :
- Download the application using Google Play Store .
- Set the app as the default Launcher .
- Open your app drawer .
- Tap and hold an app you want to manage 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 offers you the possibility of hiding applications from your Vivo X80 by deleting them from the application list. To use it, you just have to go through the search mode on your Android smartphone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide apps on a Vivo X80:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Click on the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Choose applications present on your Vivo X80 that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Vivo X80 using App Hider
Hiding applications by other applications is also the objective that App hider . The latter has been designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Vivo X80 by adding additional security: a password . Very convenient for people who want to search 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.
- Press the + icon to choose one or more apps to hide and click » importer "
- Press 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 as Calculator+. In this way, your application will be even better hidden in your Vivo X80. In this context:
- 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 , 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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