Whatever your reason for wanting to protect your Honor X6 from the outside world, it's your privacy and it's up to you how you want to manage it. There are a lot of applications for smartphones and you may not want those around you to know everything you do with your mobile phone.

Today we are going to teach you how to hide an application icon on Honor X6? In this context, first, we will show you, how to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on your Honor X6, then, how to hide the icon of an application on your mobile phone using a specific application which is called a launcher.

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How to hide the logo of a preinstalled application on Honor X6?

We are therefore going to start the first part of our article, as we told you, it is completely normal that you want to manage your private garden as you see fit, and therefore, your Honor X6. Whether for privacy concerns, as we will see in the next section of this article, or for organizational concerns, there are different solutions for hide the logo of an application on your Honor X6, we will first find out how to do it with a preinstalled application.

It has always been complicated on the phone to delete pre-installed applications, indeed, they were protected by the operating system since either they were necessary for the proper functioning of the smartphone or they were linked to contracts or exclusivities and therefore could not not be removed. Now, Android has assimilated it well, in the event that a user does not want to use an application he will not do so, it is therefore easier to remove it in the event that it is of no use to you. You will in this frame be able deactivate an application on your Honor X6. This is precisely what we will now present to you:

  • Go to the "Settings" of your mobile phone
  • Click on the "Applications" menu
  • In the list, find the application whose logo you want to hide
  • Click on it
  • You will now simply have to click on "Disable" at the bottom left of your screen and validate the process

Be careful however, in the event that this application is associated with or is necessary for the proper functioning of certain applications, this risks disrupting their operation. You should also know that to use it you will have to carry out the procedure and reverse it and reactivate it so that it is again accessible on your Honor X6. You can obviously do the same technique with a classic application, but your phone will offer to uninstall it, which is why you will have to go through the next section of this tutorial for the rest of your apps.

How to hide an app icon on your Honor X6 using a launcher?

Second solution, we will now show you the solution in the event that you want hide any application on your Honor X6 , for that we will have to use a specific application better known under the name of launcher. This type of applications are in fact tools that allow you to change the look of your operating system, they are also particularly practical for personalizing your Android user experience as much as possible. To find out how to do it, apply the following technique:

  • Go to the Google Play Store
  • Download and install Apex Launcher , which according to us is one of the best Launcher for your Honor X6
  • Launch the app and accept all permissions requested by your mobile phone
  • Go to the application settings
  • Click on the menu "Hidden Apps" , you will only have to choose all the applications whose logo you want to hide on your Honor X6

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