Now our phone applications are full of personal information and at times even confidential. And alas, sometimes it happens that you lend your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A to someone you trust without a guarantee that they will not snoop on the content of the applications on your phone. This is why, in order not to risk this kind of disappointment, the best solution turns out to be hide an application on your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A . First, we are going to see how to hide an application on a Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A using the phone settings. After that we will see how to hide an application on your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A with a third-party application.
How to hide an application on Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A using settings
Disable the applications already installed on your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A
There are many applications that are installed that are never used. If you ever do not use an app and it bothers you visually or you want everything in a very easy way to clean up your phone, the best solution will be all in a very easy way to deactivate the app in question. In this situation, how to hide an application on your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A by uninstalling it:
- Access 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
You only want to hide an application on the most visible space of your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A, which is the home page? In this specific case, you will be able to perform a very simple action, we present it to you below, if you want to learn how to hide messages on Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A, feel free to take a look at our guide.
- Go to the home screen
- Long press the app logo that you want to hide
- A dialog window will open: click on 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 application on your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A with a third-party application
To hide an application on your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A, you will need to download and use a » launcher "Which gives the possibility to personalize your device as you wish, or then a" app hider »Able to camouflage and hide any applications.
Hide an application on your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A through a Launcher
If you have downloaded an application, the fastest and easiest solution to hide it on your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A will be to download an » launcher », Which is also called an application launcher which will give you the possibility of customize your phone. 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 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 RedMi Note 5A :
- Download the app using Google Play Store .
- Configure the app as the default Launcher .
- Open your app drawer .
- Make a long press on an application that you want to manage and hide.
- Click on " Edit "
- Give it the name you want then press » finish "
- Click on the icon of the application to modify it in turn.
In the paid version, Nova Launcher allows you to hide the applications of your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A by deleting them from the list of applications. To use it, you won't have to go through search mode on your Android phone, or create a shortcut on Nova Launcher. So, how to completely hide applications on a Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A:
- See you in the » Nova settings "
- Click on the option » Drawers »
- Click on " Hide applications »
- Choose applications installed on your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A that you want to hide.
Hide an app on a Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A using App Hider
Making applications inaccessible by other applications is also the role that has been given App hider . The latter was developed to hide the applications on the screen of your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A by adding additional security: a password . Very handy for anyone who wants to dig into every nook and cranny of your 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 click on » importer "
- Press 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 under the name Calculator +. In this way, your application will be even better to hide in your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A. To do this:
- Go to 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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