These days our phone apps are filled with personal and at times even confidential information. However, it may happen that you lend your Vivo Y55 to someone you trust without being sure that they will not look in the content of the applications on your phone. This is why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best solution is to hide an application on your Vivo Y55 . First of all, we will find out how to hide an application on a Vivo Y55 thanks to the phone settings. After that we will find out how to hide an application on your Vivo Y55 with a specific application.
How to hide an app on Vivo Y55 through settings
Disable applications already installed on your Vivo Y55
Many installed applications that we never use. In the event that you are not using an application and it bothers you visually or that you want to very easily clean up your phone, the best solution will be very simply to deactivate the application concerned. . In this situation, how to hide an app on your Vivo Y55 by uninstalling it:
- Access the " Settings »
- Select " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Click on 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 Y55, which is the home page? In this specific case, you will be able to perform a very easy technique, we present it to you right after, if you ever want to discover how to hide messages on Vivo Y55, feel free to take a look at our article.
- Go to the home screen
- Long press the app logo that you want to hide
- Options 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 Y55 with a specific app
To hide an application on your Vivo Y55, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Which allows you to personalize your device as you see fit, or" app hider »Which gives the possibility to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an app on your Vivo Y55 through a Launcher
If you have downloaded an app, the quickest and easiest way to hide it on your Vivo Y55 will be to download a » launcher »Or in other words an application launcher that will allow you to customize your 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, to do this you will first need to install it and configure it as the default launcher.
Discover how to use Nova Launcher free version to hide an app on your Vivo Y55 :
- Download the app with 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 modify it in turn.
In the paid version, Nova Launcher offers you the possibility of hiding applications from your Vivo Y55 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 Y55:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Select the option » Drawers »
- Press on " Hide applications »
- Select applications present on your Vivo Y55 that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Vivo Y55 with App Hider
Camouflaging 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 Y55 by adding additional security: a password . Very useful for people who want to search every corner of your phone. Here's 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 press » 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 as Calculator+. In this way, your application will be even better hidden in your Vivo Y55. For it:
- Access 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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