Whatever the reason that makes you want to protect your Oppo A8 from prying eyes, it is your personal life and it is up to you to decide how you want to manage it. There are a lot of applications for smartphones and it sometimes happens that you do not want those around you to know everything you do with your mobile phone.
We are going to show you today how to hide an application icon on Oppo A8? For this, first of all, we will teach you, how to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on your Oppo A8, then, how to hide the icon of an application on your mobile phone using 'a dedicated application called a launcher.
How to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on Oppo A8?
We will now start the first section of our article, as we explained to you, it is totally logical that you want to manage your private garden according to your preferences, and suddenly, your Oppo A8. Whether you want to protect your privacy, as we will see in the next section of this article, or just because you are meticulous, there are different possibilities to hide the logo of an application on your Oppo A8, we'll first see how to do it with a preinstalled application.
It has always been complicated on the phone to remove native applications, indeed, they were protected by the operating system since either they were essential for the proper functioning of the mobile phone or they were linked to contracts or exclusives and suddenly could not be withdrawn. From now on, Android has assimilated it well, in the event that a user does not want to use an application, he will not do so, as much as he can remove it in the event that it is of no use to you. You are going to do this power disable an application on your Oppo A8. This is exactly what we will now present to you:
- Go to the "Settings" of your mobile phone
- Go to the "Applications" menu
- In the list, find the app 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 validate the process
Be careful, however, in the event that this application is linked to or is necessary for the proper functioning of certain applications, this may disrupt their operation. You should also know that to use it you will have to perform the procedure and reverse and reactivate it so that it is again available on your Oppo A8. You can of course do the same 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 tutorial for the rest of your applications.
How to hide the app icon on your Oppo A8 with a launcher?
Second solution, we will now reveal the solution to you in the event that you want to hide any application on your Oppo A8 , for that we will have to use a dedicated application better known under the name of launcher. This kind of applications are actually tools that allow you to modify the look of your operating system, they are also really practical to personalize your Android user experience as much as possible. To see how to do it, follow the steps below:
- Go to the Google Play Store
- Download and install Apex Launcher , which according to us and one of the best Launcher for your Oppo A8
- 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 just have to select all the applications whose logo you want to hide on your Oppo A8
If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become a master of the Oppo A8, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Oppo A8.