Regardless of your reason for wanting to protect HTC Desire 19s 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 mobile phone apps out there and there may be times when you don't want those around you to know everything you do with your smartphone.
Today, we will teach you how to hide an app icon on HTC Desire 19s? To do this, first, we will show you, how to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on your HTC Desire 19s, then, how to hide the icon of an application on your smartphone using a dedicated application called launcher.
How to hide the logo of an app preinstalled on HTC Desire 19s?
We start by therefore the first part of our tutorial, as we explained to you, it is quite logical that you need to organize your personal space according to your preferences, and consequently, your HTC Desire 19s. Whether you want to protect your privacy, as we will find out in the next part of this tutorial, or simply because you are meticulous, there are several methods to hide the logo of an application on your HTC Desire 19s, we will first see how to do it with a preinstalled application.
It has always been complicated on smartphones to remove native applications, indeed, they were protected by the operating system because either they were essential for the proper functioning of the phone or they were linked to contracts or exclusives and therefore could not be withdrawn. Now Android has integrated it well, if a user doesn't want to use an app they won't, as much as they can remove it if it's of no use to you. You are going to be able to deactivate an application on your HTC Desire 19s. This is precisely what we will now explain to you:
- Go to the "Settings" of your smartphone
- Click on the "Applications" menu
- In the list, find the application whose logo you want to hide
- Click on it
- You will now very simply have to press "Disable" at the bottom left of your screen and confirm the procedure
Be careful, however, if this application is associated with or is essential 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 reverse the procedure and reactivate it so that it is again accessible on your HTC Desire 19s. You can of course do the same technique with a classic application, but your smartphone will offer to uninstall it, which is why you will have to go through the next part of this article for the rest of your apps.
How to hide the icon of an app on HTC Desire 19s using a launcher?
Second solution, we will now present you the technique if you want hide any application on your HTC Desire 19s , for this we will have to use a dedicated application better known under the name of launcher. This kind of applications are in fact tools that allow you to modify 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 achieve it, apply the following technique:
- Go to the Google Play Store
- Download and install Apex Launcher , which according to us and one of the best Launcher for your HTC Desire 19s
- Launch the app and accept all permissions requested by your smartphone
- Go to the app settings
- Click on the menu "Hidden Apps" , you will just have to select all the applications whose logo you want to hide on your HTC Desire 19s
If you ever want a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the HTC Desire 19s, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: HTC Desire 19s.
