Today our smartphone applications are full of personal and sometimes even confidential information. And however, it may happen that you lend your Xiaomi Redmi 5 to someone you trust without a guarantee that they will not look in the content of the applications on your smartphone. This is the reason why, to avoid this, the best solution turns out to be to hide an application on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 . To begin with, we will find out how to hide an application on a Xiaomi Redmi 5 using the smartphone settings. After that we will find out how to hide an application on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 with a specific application.

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How to hide an application on Xiaomi Redmi 5 using settings

Disable the applications already installed on your Xiaomi Redmi 5

There are many applications that are installed that are never used. In the event that you are not using an application and it bothers you visually or you simply want to sort your smartphone, the best solution will be simply to deactivate the application concerned. So, how to hide an application on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 by uninstalling it:

  • Open the "  Settings  »
  • Choose "  Applications  »
  • Open Application Manager
  • Click on the app you want to hide
  • Click on "  deactivate  »
  • Confirm your choice by pressing again » deactivate  »

Hide an app from your home page

You simply want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Xiaomi Redmi 5, which is the home page? In this case, you will be able to carry out a very easy action, we present it to you below, in the event that you wish to discover how to hide messages on Xiaomi Redmi 5, feel free to take a look at our guide.

  • Go to the home screen
  • Long press on the app that you want to hide
  • Options will open: click on 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 application on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 with a specific application

To hide an application on your Xiaomi Redmi 5, you will need to download and use a » launcher  "Able to personalize your device as you wish, or" app hider  »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.

Hide an application on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 with a Launcher

When you have downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest solution to hide it on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 will be to download a » launcher  », Which is also called an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your smartphone. Among the most popular you will find 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 first have 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 Redmi 5 :

  • Download the app using Google Play Store .
  • Configure 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 allows you to hide the applications of your Xiaomi Redmi 5 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 Redmi 5:

  • See you in the » Nova settings "
  • Click on the option » Drawers  »
  • Click on "  Hide applications  »
  • Choose applications present on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 that you want to hide.

Hide an app on a Xiaomi Redmi 5 using App Hider

Camouflaging applications by other applications is also the role that App hider . This was designed to hide the applications on the screen of your Xiaomi Redmi 5 by adding additional security: a password . Very convenient for people who want 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 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 Redmi 5. To do this:

  • Access the menu of the App Hider application.
  • Click on " Set up PIN now  »And enter a password.
  • When you launch the Calculator + app , if you ever dial the PIN code, the normal application will open. In the event that no PIN code is entered, the app will open like a real calculator!

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