We are continuing our project on the security of an ASUS Zenfone 8. You will certainly have understood this if you are ever a regular on our blog, we want to provide you with all the solutions to secure your device. Indeed, the personal data it records are at times sensitive and we do not want them to be accessible by anyone. As a result, we have concocted an article for you today to explain how to lock applications on your ASUS Zenfone 8?

With this in mind, we will first present to you, what is the benefit of blocking access to applications on your ASUS Zenfone 8, then two specific applications that will allow you to lock access to all the applications that you wish. This way you will have peace of mind, even if you leave your mobile phone unattended.

lock-applications-asus-zenfone-8

What is the point of app lock on ASUS Zenfone 8?

Although the majority of people configure a password, a pattern, or a fingerprint to lock the screen of their ASUS Zenfone 8, unfortunately this is not always sufficient. And, whether at work or at home, you may leave your mobile phone unlocked and someone around you will pick it up and take advantage of a moment of inattention to rummage through your mobile phone and access to the content of certain applications.

In the event that you have decided to block access to certain apps that you consider sensitive, you will add additional security and whether your ASUS Zenfone 8 is unlocked or not, it will be impossible for anyone other than you to access it. have access to your applications and what they contain.

How to lock access to one or more applications on ASUS Zenfone 8?

We will now go to the tutorial part of this article, and we will present you two different techniques for block access to applications on your ASUS Zenfone 8. That said, this function is not natively integrated, except on certain specific apps. But in general, you will need to install a specific application that will increase the security of your smartphone. We will present to you the two choices that seem to us the most relevant.

Block access to certain applications through SoftWego

First solution, you can use the application of a software suite which is very easy to use because its applications weigh only a few megabytes, no need to bother with the memory of your mobile phone, even if it is very easy toinsert a memory card into an ASUS Zenfone 8. In other words, this is the application Protect your applications , they made it easy however effective, as the name suggests, its only interest is to lock access to applications on your ASUS Zenfone 8 using a password. You just need:

  • Download and install the app
  • Open it and give it the required rights
  • Choose from the list of applications all those you want to block
  • Determine a password to access the applications of your ASUS Zenfone 8

Lock access to one or more applications on your ASUS Zenfone 8 with AppLock

Finally, second option, which this time is a little more global and will also allow you to protect certain other elements such as functions of writing SMS, calls, uninstalling applications, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth … A really complete application to ensure optimal security and ensure that no one will be able to harm you by trying to use your ASUS Zenfone 8.

Although it is a little heavier, it remains an application that will not interfere with the operation of your mobile phone. We recommend it if you ever need a more user-friendly, customizable, more complete application AppLock is made for you:

  • Download and install AppLock on your ASUS Zenfone 8
  • Give the necessary rights to the application so that it can function correctly
  • Set a password or fingerprint as an access key to your locked content
  • Define all the content you want to block access in the different categories of the application

If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the ASUS Zenfone 8, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: ASUS Zenfone 8.