Now our smartphone apps are filled with private and sometimes even confidential data. However, it may happen that you lend your Xiaomi 12X to a trusted person without being sure that he will not look on the content of the applications on your smartphone. Therefore, to avoid this, the best technique is to hide an application on your Xiaomi 12X . First of all, we will find out how to hide an application on a Xiaomi 12X through the smartphone settings. After that we will find out how to hide an application on your Xiaomi 12X using a third-party application.
How to hide an app on Xiaomi 12X through settings
Disable applications already installed on your Xiaomi 12X
There are many apps installed that are not of much use. In the event that you are not using an application and it visually obstructs you or that you want to sort everything very easily on your smartphone, the best technique will very easily be to deactivate the application concerned. In this situation, how to hide an application on your Xiaomi 12X by uninstalling it:
- Open the " Settings »
- Select " Applications »
- Open Application Manager
- Select the app you want to hide
- Click 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 Xiaomi 12X, which is the home page? In this situation, you will be able to perform a very simple manipulation, we present it to you just after, in the event that you wish to discover how to hide messages on Xiaomi 12X, 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
- Options will open: click on the button » Supprimer »
Now the app that you removed from your home screen will be accessible only through the search menu.
How to hide an app on your Xiaomi 12X using a third-party app
To hide an application on your Xiaomi 12X, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Which gives the possibility to personalize your device as you see fit, or a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Xiaomi 12X using a Launcher
When you have downloaded an app, the quickest and easiest way to hide it on your Xiaomi 12X will be to download a » launcher »Or in other words an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your smartphone. Among the most popular there is the application Nova Launcher . The latter is available in free or paid version. It will allow you to change your home screen by renaming names and changing icons of all your apps. However, for this you will first need to install it and set it as the default launcher.
Discover how to use Nova Launcher in free version to hide an application on your Xiaomi 12X :
- 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 edit it in turn.
In the paid version, Nova Launcher allows you to hide the applications of your Xiaomi 12X 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 totally hide apps on a Xiaomi 12X:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Select the option » Drawers »
- Click on " Hide applications »
- Click on the applications installed on your Xiaomi 12X that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Xiaomi 12X using App Hider
Camouflaging applications by other applications is also the mission that App hider . The latter has been designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Xiaomi 12X by adding additional security: a password . Very useful for anyone who would like to search every nook and cranny of your smartphone. Here's how to use this app:
- Download the app on Google Play Store .
- Launch the application App Hider.
- Click on the + icon to choose one or more apps to hide and click on » importer "
- Then click on 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 application will be even better hidden in your Xiaomi 12X. To do this:
- Access 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 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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