We are continuing our series of articles on the security of a Fairphone 4. You will probably have understood this if you are a regular on our blog, we want to provide you with all the means to secure your smartphone. Indeed, the personal data it records are sometimes sensitive and we do not want them to be accessible by anyone. Accordingly, we have prepared for you today a small tutorial to teach you how to lock apps on your fairphone 4?
With this in mind, we will first present to you, why is it interesting to block access to applications on your Fairphone 4, then, two third-party applications that will allow you to lock access to all the applications that you wish. This way you will be quiet, even if you leave your smartphone unattended.
What is the point of app lock on Fairphone 4?
Although most people configure a password, a pattern, or a fingerprint to lock the screen of their Fairphone 4, unfortunately this is not always sufficient. And, whether at work or at home, it sometimes happens that you leave your smartphone unlocked and that someone around you grabs it and takes advantage of a moment of inattention to rummage through your smartphone and access the content of certain applications.
If you have ever made the decision to block access to certain apps that seem sensitive to you, you will add additional security and whether your Fairphone 4 is unlocked or not, it will be impossible for anyone other than you to have access to your personal data.
How to lock access to one or more applications on Fairphone 4?
We now move on to the practical part of this guide, and we reveal two different methods to block access to applications on your Fairphone 4. That said, this feature is not available on Android, except on certain specific apps. But generally, you will need to install a dedicated application that will increase the security of your mobile phone. We are going to reveal to you the two that we prefer.
Block access to certain applications using SoftWego
First solution, you can use the application of a software suite which is very useful because its applications weigh only a few megabytes, no need to bother with the memory of your smartphone, even if it is very easy toinsert a memory card in a Fairphone 4. To put it simply, this is the application Protect your applications , they made it easy yet effective, as the name suggests, its only goal is to lock access to applications on your Fairphone 4 with a password. You just need to:
- Download and install the app
- Open it and give it the necessary rights
- Choose from the list of applications all those you want to block
- Determine a password for accessing the applications of your Fairphone 4
Lock access to one or more apps on your Fairphone 4 using AppLock
Finally, second alternative, which this time is a little more global and will also allow you to protect certain other items such as functions of writing SMS, calls, uninstalling applications, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth … A truly complete application to guarantee you optimal security and ensure that no one will be able to harm you by trying to use your Fairphone 4.
Although it is a little more cumbersome for the memory of your device, it remains an application that will not disrupt the operation of your smartphone. We recommend it to you in the event that you need a more pleasant to use, customizable, more complete application AppLock is made for you:
- Download and install AppLock on your Fairphone 4
- Grant essential access to the application so that it can function properly
- Set a password or fingerprint as an access key to your locked content
- Select all the content you want to block access from the different categories of the application
If you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Fairphone 4, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: 4 Fairphone.
