Whatever the reason that makes you want to protect your Honor 8 from the outside world, it is your personal life and it is up to you to decide how you want to manage it. There are a lot of smartphone apps out there and you might not want those around you to know everything you do with your phone.
In this article, we will explain to you how to hide an application icon on Honor 8? To do this, first of all, we will teach you how to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on your Honor 8, then, how to hide the icon of an application on your phone using an application. dedicated called launcher.
How to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on Honor 8?
So let's start the first section of our guide, as we told you, it is absolutely normal that you want to organize your personal space as you see fit, and therefore, your Honor 8. Whether you want to protect your privacy, as we will discover in the next section of this tutorial, or just because you are meticulous, there are various alternatives for hide the logo of an application on your Honor 8, we will first see how to do it with a preinstalled application.
It has always been complicated on the phone to remove preinstalled applications, in fact, they were impossible to access because of the operating system because either they were essential for the operation of the mobile phone or they were linked to contracts or exclusives and therefore could not be withdrawn. Now Android has understood it well, if ever a user does not want to use an application they will not, so it is easier to remove it if it ever gets in their way. You go in this frame can deactivate an application on your Honor 8. This is precisely what we will now present to you:
- Go to the "Settings" of your phone
- Click on the "Applications" menu
- In the list, find the application whose logo you want to hide
- Press it
- You will now very easily have to click on "Disable" at the bottom left of your screen and confirm the procedure
Be careful, however, if this application is ever associated with or is necessary for the proper functioning of certain applications, this may interfere with their operation. You should also know that to use it you will have to carry out the procedure and reverse and reactivate it so that it is again accessible on your Honor 8. You can of course do the same technique with a classic application, but your device will offer you uninstall, that's why you will have to go through the next part of this tutorial for the rest of your apps.
How to hide the icon of an app on your Honor 8 using a launcher?
Second option, we will now show you the technique if you ever want to hide any application on your Honor 8 , for this we will have to use a dedicated application that is more commonly called a launcher. This kind of applications are in fact tools that allow you to change the look of your operating system, they are also particularly practical to personalize your Android user experience as much as possible. To see how to do it, follow the technique below:
- Go to the Google Play Store
- Download and install Apex Launcher , which according to us and one of the best Launcher for your Honor 8
- Launch the app and accept all permissions requested by your phone
- Go to the app settings
- Click on the menu "Hidden Apps" , you will just have to click on all the applications whose logo you want to hide on your Honor 8
If you are ever looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Honor 8, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Honor 8.
