Whatever the reason that makes you want to protect your Vivo Y16 from outside 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 sometimes you don't want your loved ones to know about everything you do with your phone.
In this guide, we are going to show you how to hide app icon on Vivo Y16? In this context, first of all, we will teach you, how to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on your Vivo Y16, after that, how to hide the icon of an application on your phone at using a dedicated application called a launcher.
How to hide the logo of a preinstalled application on Vivo Y16?
We therefore begin the first section of our article, as we told you, it is absolutely logical that you need to organize your private garden as you see fit, and therefore, your Vivo Y16. Whether for privacy concerns, as we will discover in the next section of this guide, or because you are meticulous, there are several alternatives for hide the logo of an application on your Vivo Y16, we will first learn how to do it with a preinstalled application.
It has long been problematic on a phone to remove native applications, in fact, they were protected by the operating system since either they were essential to the operation of the phone or they were linked to contracts or exclusivities and consequently could not be removed. Now, Android has assimilated 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 will in this frame be able disable an app on your Vivo Y16. This is precisely 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
- Press it
- You will now have to click on "Disable" at the bottom left of your screen and confirm the manipulation
Be careful however, in the event that this application is linked or is necessary for the proper functioning of certain applications, this may disturb their operation. Also note that to use it you will have to do the reverse and reactivate it so that it is accessible again on your Vivo Y16. You can obviously do the same technique with a classic application, but your phone 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 apps.
How to hide an app icon on your Vivo Y16 using a launcher?
Second solution, we will now present the technique to you in the event that you want hide any app on your Vivo Y16 , for this we will have to use a dedicated application that is more commonly called a launcher. This type 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 learn how to do it, follow the technique below:
- Go to the Google Play Store
- Download and install Apex Launcher , which according to us is one of the best Launcher for your Vivo Y16
- 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 Vivo Y16
If you are ever looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Vivo Y16, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Live Y16.
