Now our mobile phone applications are filled with private and sometimes even confidential information. However, you may lend your Vivo Y01 to someone you trust with no guarantee that they will not peek into the content of your mobile phone applications. This is why, to avoid this, the best technique remains to hide an application on your Vivo Y01 . First of all, we will find out how to hide an application on a Vivo Y01 through the mobile phone settings. After that we will find out how to hide an application on your Vivo Y01 with a third-party application.
How to hide an app on Vivo Y01 through settings
Disable applications already installed on your Vivo Y01
There are many applications that are installed which are never used. If ever you are not using an application and it bothers you visually or if you want to very easily sort out your mobile phone, the best technique will be very simply to deactivate the application concerned. In this situation, how to hide an application on your Vivo Y01 by uninstalling it:
- Open 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
Do you simply want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Vivo Y01, which is the home page? In this specific case, you will be able to perform a very easy action, we present it to you right after, in the event that you want to learn how to hide messages on Vivo Y01, 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
- A dialogue window will open: press 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 Y01 with a third-party app
To hide an application on your Vivo Y01, you are going to have to download and use a » launcher "Which allows you to personalize your device as you wish, or a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Vivo Y01 using a Launcher
When you have downloaded an app, the quickest and easiest way to hide it on your Vivo Y01 will be to download a » 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, for this you will first have to install it and configure it as the default launcher.
Discover how to use Nova Launcher free version to hide an application on your Vivo Y01 :
- Download the app 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 configure and hide.
- Click on " Edit "
- Give it the name you want then press » finish "
- Click on the icon of the application to modify it in turn.
In the paid version, Nova Launcher offers you the possibility of hiding applications from your Vivo Y01 by deleting them from the application list. To use it you will not 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 Y01:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Choose the option » Drawers »
- Click on " Hide applications »
- Select applications installed on your Vivo Y01 that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Vivo Y01 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 Vivo Y01 by adding additional security: a password . Very useful for people who want to dig into 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 select one or more apps to hide and press » 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 as Calculator+. This way your app will hide even better in your Vivo Y01. To do this:
- Go to 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. In the event that no PIN code is entered, the app will open like a real calculator!
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Vivo Y01, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Live Y01.
