No matter what reason makes you want to protect your OPPO A16 from outside eyes, it's your privacy and it's up to you how you want to manage it. There are so many cell phone apps out there, and sometimes you don't want your loved ones to know about everything you do with your phone.

In this article, we will explain to you how to hide app icon on OPPO A16? To do this, first we will show you, how to hide the logo of a preinstalled application on your OPPO A16, then, how to hide the icon of an application on your phone using an application dedicated device called a launcher.

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How to hide the logo of a preinstalled application on OPPO A16?

We therefore start the first part of our guide, as we told you, it is absolutely normal that you need to manage your personal space according to your preferences, and therefore your OPPO A16. Whether for privacy concerns, as we will discover in the next part of this tutorial, or simply for organizational concerns, there are different possibilities for hide the logo of an application on your OPPO A16, we will first see how to do it with a preinstalled application.

It has long been problematic on a phone to remove pre-installed applications, in fact, they were protected by the operating system since either they were necessary for the operation of the phone or they were linked to contracts or exclusivities and by therefore could not be withdrawn. Now Android has assimilated it well, in the event that a user does not want to use an application he will not, as much as he can remove it in the event that it is of no use to you. You are going to be able to disable an application on your OPPO A16. This is exactly what we will now present to you:

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

Be careful despite everything, in the event that this application is associated with or is essential for the proper functioning of certain applications, this risks disrupting their operation. You should also know that to use it you will have to do the procedure and reverse it and reactivate it so that it is available again on your OPPO A16. You can obviously do the same procedure with a classic application, but your phone will offer to uninstall it, which is why you will have to go through the next part of this guide for the rest of your apps.

How to hide an app icon on your OPPO A16 using a launcher?

Second option, we will now present the technique to you in the event that you want hide any app on your OPPO A16 , for that we will have to use a dedicated application better known under the name of launcher. These kinds 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 see how to do it, follow the procedure below:

  • Go to the Google Play Store
  • Download and install Apex Launcher , which according to us is one of the best Launcher for your OPPO A16
  • Launch the app and accept all permissions requested by your 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 OPPO A16

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