No matter what makes you want to protect your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus from prying eyes, it's your privacy and it's up to you how you want to manage it. There are a large number of smartphone apps out there and you may not want those around you to be aware of everything you do with your mobile phone.

We will precisely, in this guide, explain to you how to hide an app icon on Samsung Galaxy S9 plus? For this, first of all, we are going to explain to you, how to hide the logo of an app preinstalled on your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus, after that, how to hide the icon of an app on your mobile phone on the go. using a specific application called a launcher.

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How to hide the logo of an app preinstalled on Samsung Galaxy S9 plus?

We are now starting the first part of our guide, as we told you, it is totally logical that you need to manage your private garden according to your desires, and suddenly, your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus. Whether it is for privacy concerns, as we will see in the next part of this tutorial, or only for organizational reasons, there are several methods to hide the logo of an app on your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus, we'll first find out how to do it with a preinstalled app.

It has always been complicated on the phone to remove native applications, in fact, they were impossible to access because of the operating system because either they were essential for the proper functioning of the smartphone or they were linked to contracts or exclusives and therefore could not be withdrawn. Now, Android has integrated it well, in the event that a user does not want to use an application he will not do so, so it is easier to remove it in the event that it bothers him. You are going to be able to deactivate an application on your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus. This is precisely what we will now reveal to you:

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

Be careful though, in the event that this application is linked to or is essential for the proper functioning of certain applications, this may interfere with their operation. Note also that to use it you will have to do the reverse and reverse and reactivate it so that it is again available on your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus. You can of course do the same procedure with a classic application, but your smartphone 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 applications.

How to hide the icon of an app on my Samsung Galaxy S9 plus using a launcher?

Second option, we will now present the solution to you in the event that you want hide any application on your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus , for that we will have to use a specific 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 particularly 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 Samsung Galaxy S9 plus
  • 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 Samsung Galaxy S9 plus

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