Now our mobile phone apps are full of private and sometimes even confidential data. However, you may lend your XIAOMI Mi 8 to someone you trust without being sure that they will not peek into the content of your mobile phone's applications. This is why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best technique turns out to be to hide an application on your XIAOMI Mi 8 . To begin with, we are going to see how to hide an application on a XIAOMI Mi 8 through the mobile phone settings. And then we will see how to hide an application on your XIAOMI Mi 8 using a specific application.
How to hide an application on XIAOMI Mi 8 using settings
Disable the applications already installed on your XIAOMI Mi 8
Many installed applications are not of much use. If you are not using an application and it bothers you visually or you just want to clean your mobile phone, the best technique will be to simply deactivate the application concerned. So, how to hide an application on your XIAOMI Mi 8 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 pressing again » deactivate »
Hide an app from your home page
You only want to hide an application on the most visible space of your XIAOMI Mi 8, which is the home page? In this situation, you will be able to achieve a very easy solution, we present it to you below, in the event that you wish to discover how to hide messages on XIAOMI Mi 8, feel free to take a look at our article.
- Go to the home screen
- Long press on the app that you want to hide
- Options will open: press the button » Supprimer »
Now the application that you removed from your home screen will be exclusively accessible via the search menu.
How to hide an application on your XIAOMI Mi 8 using a specific application
To hide an application on your XIAOMI Mi 8, you will have to download and use a » launcher "Which gives the possibility to personalize your device as you wish, or then a" app hider »Which gives the possibility to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your XIAOMI Mi 8 using a Launcher
When you have downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest way to hide it on your XIAOMI Mi 8 will be to download an » launcher »Or in other words an application launcher that 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 have to first 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 Mi 8 :
- 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 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 offers you the possibility of hiding the applications of your XIAOMI Mi 8 by deleting them from the list of applications. To use it, you just have to go through search mode on your Android smartphone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide applications on a XIAOMI Mi 8:
- Go to the " Nova settings "
- Click on the option » Drawers »
- Click on " Hide applications »
- Choose applications present on your XIAOMI Mi 8 that you want to hide.
Hide an application on a XIAOMI Mi 8 with App Hider
Making applications inaccessible by other applications is also the objective that App hider . This was designed to hide the applications on the screen of your XIAOMI Mi 8 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 "
- 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 under the name Calculator +. In this way, your application will be even better to hide in your XIAOMI Mi 8. 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 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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