Whatever reason makes you want to protect your Samsung Galaxy 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 cell phone apps out there and there may be times when you don't want those around you to be aware of everything you do with your phone.
We will precisely, in this article, explain to you how to hide an app icon on Samsung Galaxy A9? To do this, first, we will show you, how to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on your Samsung Galaxy A9, after that, how to hide the icon of an application on your phone using a dedicated application that we call a launcher.
How to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on Samsung Galaxy A9?
We are now starting the first section of our guide, as we told you, it is quite normal that you want to manage your private garden according to your preferences, and suddenly, your Samsung Galaxy A9. Whether it is for the sake of privacy, as we will discover in the next part of this guide, or just because you are meticulous, there are several possibilities to hide the logo of an application on your Samsung Galaxy A9, we will first see how to do it with a preinstalled application.
It has always been complicated on the phone to remove native applications, in fact, they were protected by the operating system since they were either essential to the operation of the phone or they were linked to contracts or exclusives and therefore not could not be removed. By now Android has understood this 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 go in this frame can deactivate an application on your Samsung Galaxy A9. This is exactly what we will now show you:
- Go to the "Settings" of your phone
- Click on the "Applications" menu
- In the list, find the application whose logo you want to hide
- Click on it
- You will now very easily have to click on "Disable" at the bottom left of your screen and confirm the procedure
Be careful in spite of everything, in the event that this application is linked or is necessary for the proper functioning of certain applications, this risks disrupting their operation. Also note that to use it you will have to do the methodology and reverse and reactivate it so that it is again available on your Samsung Galaxy A9. You can of course do the same procedure with a classic application, but your device 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 Samsung Galaxy A9 using a launcher?
Second solution, we will now show you the solution if you want hide any application on your Samsung Galaxy 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 change the look of your operating system, they are also really useful to personalize 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 and one of the best Launcher for your Samsung Galaxy A9
- Launch the app and accept all permissions requested by your 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 Samsung Galaxy A9
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