Whatever the reason that makes you want to protect your Xiaomi Redmi 5 from the outside world, it's your privacy and it's up to you to decide how you want to manage it. There are loads of cell phone apps out there, and you might not want your friends to know everything you do with your phone.
We are going to show you today how to hide the icon of an application on Xiaomi Redmi 5? For this, first of all, we will teach you, how to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on your Xiaomi Redmi 5, after that, how to hide the icon of an application on your phone at the using a dedicated application called launcher.
How to hide the logo of an application preinstalled on Xiaomi Redmi 5?
We now start the first part of our tutorial, as we explained to you, it is absolutely normal that you need to manage your personal space according to your preferences, and suddenly, your Xiaomi Redmi 5. privacy concerns, as we will find out in the next part of this article, or just because you are meticulous, there are different possibilities to hide the logo of an application on your Xiaomi Redmi 5, 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 because either they were essential for the proper functioning of the smartphone or they were linked to contracts or exclusives and suddenly could not be removed. From now on, Android has understood it well, if a user does not want to use an application he will not do so, as much as he can remove it if it is of no use to you. You go in this frame can deactivate an application on your Xiaomi Redmi 5. 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 very easily have to press "Disable" at the bottom left of your screen and confirm the manipulation
Be careful though, if this application is linked or is necessary for the proper functioning of certain applications, it may disrupt their operation. Also note that to use it you will have to do the reverse and reactivate it so that it is again accessible on your Xiaomi Redmi 5. You can of course do the same technique with a classic application, but your device will offer you to uninstall it, which is why you will have to go through the next part of this article for the rest of your apps.
How to hide the icon of an app on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 using a launcher?
Second solution, we will now present the technique to you if you want hide any application on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 , 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 useful to personalize your Android user experience as much as possible. To see how to do it, apply the technique below:
- Go to the Google Play Store
- Download and install Apex Launcher , which according to us and one of the best Launcher for your Xiaomi Redmi 5
- 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 choose all the applications whose logo you want to hide on your Xiaomi Redmi 5
If you are ever looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Xiaomi Redmi 5, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi Redmire 5.
