Today our mobile phone applications are filled with private and at times even confidential information. And unfortunately, you might lend your Vivo Y21 to someone you trust with no guarantee that they won't snoop around in your mobile phone apps. This is why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best solution is to hide an application on your Vivo Y21 . First of all, we will see how to hide an application on a Vivo Y21 using the mobile phone settings. Then we will see how to hide an application on your Vivo Y21 with a specific application.
How to hide an app on Vivo Y21 through settings
Disable applications already installed on your Vivo Y21
There are a lot of apps that are installed that you never use. In the event that you are not using an application and it bothers you visually or that you simply want to sort through your mobile phone, the best solution will simply be to deactivate the application in question. So how to hide an app on your Vivo Y21 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 only want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Vivo Y21 which is the home page? In this case, you can achieve a very easy solution, we present it to you below, in the event that you want to discover how to hide messages on Vivo Y21, 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
- A dialog window will open: click on the button " Supprimer »
Now the application you removed from your home screen will be exclusively accessible via the search menu.
How to hide an app on your Vivo Y21 with a specific app
To hide an app on your Vivo Y21, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Which allows you to personalize your device as you wish, but also a" app hider »Which gives the possibility to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an app on your Vivo Y21 using a Launcher
If you have downloaded an app, the quickest and easiest way to hide it on your Vivo Y21 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 used 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 apps. However, for that you will first have to install it and set it as the default launcher.
Discover how to use Nova Launcher free version to hide an application on your Vivo Y21 :
- Download the app 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.
- Press on " Edit "
- Give it the name you want then press » finish "
- Tap 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 Y21 by deleting them from the application list. To use them, you don't have to go through search mode on your Android smartphone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide apps on a Vivo Y21:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Click on the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Choose applications present on your Vivo Y21 that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Vivo Y21 using App Hider
Hiding applications by other applications is also the mission that App hider . This has been developed to hide the applications on the screen of your Vivo Y21 by adding additional security: a password . Very useful for people who want to search every corner of your mobile phone. This is how to use this app:
- Download the app on Google Play Store .
- Launch the application App Hider.
- Press the + icon to select one or more apps to hide and click » importer "
- Click to finish on 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 as Calculator+. This way your app will hide even better in your Vivo Y21. In this context:
- Access the menu of the App Hider application.
- Press 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!
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Vivo Y21, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Live Y21.
