Now our phone apps are filled with private and sometimes even confidential data. And unfortunately, you might lend your Xiaomi 11 to someone you trust with no guarantee that they won't peek at the contents of your phone's apps. This is the reason why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best technique is to hide an application on your Xiaomi 11 . First, we will find out how to hide an application on a Xiaomi 11 using the phone settings. Then we will find out how to hide an application on your Xiaomi 11 using a third-party application.

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How to hide an app on Xiaomi 11 through settings

Disable applications already installed on your Xiaomi 11

There are a lot of apps installed that you never use. If you are not using an app and it bothers you visually or you just want to sort out your phone in a very simple way, the best technique will be in a very simple way to disable the app concerned. Therefore, how to hide an application on your Xiaomi 11 by uninstalling it:

  • Open the "  Settings  »
  • Choose "  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 Xiaomi 11, which is the home page? In this specific case, you will be able to perform a very simple manipulation, we present it to you below, in case you want to learn how to hide messages on Xiaomi 11, 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 dialogue window will open: press the button " Supprimer  »

Now the application that you have removed from your home screen will be exclusively accessible through the search menu.

How to hide an app on your Xiaomi 11 using a third-party app

To hide an app on your Xiaomi 11 you will need 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 Xiaomi 11 using a Launcher

If you have downloaded an app, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your Xiaomi 11 will be to download a » launcher  »Or in other words an application launcher that will allow you to customize your phone. Among the most used you will find the application Nova Launcher . The latter is available in free or paid version. It allows you to change your home screen to renaming names and changing icons of all your applications. However, in this context you will first have to install it and configure it as the default launcher.

Discover how to use Nova Launcher in free version to hide an application on your Xiaomi 11 :

  • 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 allows you to hide the applications of your Xiaomi 11 by deleting them from the application list. To use them you will not have to go through the search mode on your Android phone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide apps on a Xiaomi 11:

  • Go to the " Nova settings "
  • Select the option » Drawers  »
  • Press on "  Hide applications  »
  • Click on the applications present on your Xiaomi 11 that you want to hide.

Hide an application on a Xiaomi 11 using App Hider

Camouflaging applications by other applications is also the role that App hider . The latter has been developed to hide the applications on the screen of your Xiaomi 11 by adding additional security: a password . Very handy for anyone who wants to dig into every nook and cranny of your phone. Find out 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 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 also hide the App Hider application as a calculator as Calculator+. This way your application will be even better hidden in your Xiaomi 11. To do this:

  • 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 ever 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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