No matter what makes you want to protect your Oppo A9 from prying eyes, it's your privacy and it's up to you how you want to manage it. There are a lot of apps for phones and it sometimes 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 application icon on Oppo A9? To begin with, we will explain to you, how to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on your Oppo A9, and after, how to hide the icon of an application on your smartphone using a dedicated application called launcher.
How to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on Oppo A9?
So let's start the first section of our article, as we told you, it is absolutely normal that you need to manage your personal space according to your desires, and therefore, your Oppo A9. Whether you want to protect your privacy, as we will see in the next part of this article, or for organizational reasons, there are different alternatives for hide the logo of an application on your Oppo A9, we'll first of all find out how to do it with a preinstalled application.
It has long been problematic on a phone to remove preinstalled applications, in fact, they were impossible to access because of the operating system since they were either necessary for the operation of the smartphone or they were related to contracts or exclusives and therefore could not be withdrawn.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 do so, as much as he can remove it in the event that it bothers him. You are going to be able to disable an application on your Oppo A9. This is precisely 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 press "Disable" at the bottom left of your screen and validate the procedure
Be careful, however, in the event that this application is linked to or is essential for the proper functioning of certain applications, this may disrupt their operation. You should also know that to use it you will have to do the reverse and reactivate it so that it is again accessible on your Oppo A9. You can of course do the same with a classic application, but your device 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 applications.
How to hide the icon of an application on my Oppo A9 using a launcher?
Second option, we will now show you the technique in the event that you wish hide any application on your Oppo A9 , for this 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 find out how to do it, follow the steps below:
- Go to the Google Play Store
- Download and install Apex Launcher , which in our opinion is one of the best Launcher for your Oppo A9
- Launch the app and accept all permissions requested by your smartphone
- Go to the application 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 Oppo A9
In case you want a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Oppo A9, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Oppo A9.
