Whatever reason you want to protect your HTC U19e from the outside world, it's your privacy and it's up to you how you want to manage it. There are a large number of apps for smartphones and sometimes it happens that you don't want those around you to know everything you do with your smartphone.
Today we are going to explain to you how to hide an app icon on HTC U19e? In this context, first, we will explain to you how to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on your HTC U19e, then, how to hide the icon of an application on your smartphone from the using a dedicated application called a launcher.
How to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on HTC U19e?
So we're starting the first section of our guide, as we told you, it is quite logical that you want to manage your personal space according to your preferences, and therefore, your HTC U19e. Whether it is for the sake of privacy, as we will see in the next section of this guide, or simply because you are meticulous, there are various alternatives to hide the logo of an application on your HTC U19e, we will first find out how to do it with a preinstalled application.
It has long been problematic on a smartphone to remove native applications, indeed, they were protected by the operating system because either they were necessary for the operation of the phone or they were linked to contracts or exclusives and therefore could not be withdrawn. Now, Android has understood it well, if a user does not want to use an application he will not do so, as much as he can remove it if it bothers him. You go in this frame can deactivate an application on your HTC U19e. This is exactly what we will now present to you:
- Go to the "Settings" of your smartphone
- Go to the "Applications" menu
- In the list, find the application whose logo you want to hide
- Press it
- You will now simply have to click on "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. Also note that to use it you will have to perform the procedure and reverse and reactivate it so that it is again accessible on your HTC U19e. You can of course do the same procedure with a classic application, but your mobile phone will offer to uninstall it, which is why you will have to go through the next section of this guide for the rest of your applications.
How to hide the icon of an app on my HTC U19 with a launcher?
Second option, we will now show you the technique if you want hide any application on your HTC U19e , for this we will have to use a dedicated application that is more commonly called a launcher. This type of application is in fact tools that allow you to change the look of your operating system, they are also really useful to personalize your Android user experience as much as possible. To find out how to do it, use the following procedure:
- Go to the Google Play Store
- Download and install Apex Launcher , which according to us and one of the best Launcher for your HTC U19e
- Open 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 click on all the applications whose logo you want to hide on your HTC U19e
If ever you want a max of tutorials to become the absolute master of HTC U19e, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: HTC U19e.
