We continue our project on the security of an Honor X7. You will no doubt 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 stores are sometimes sensitive and we do not want them to be accessible by anyone. So, today we have prepared a little tutorial to show you how to lock apps on your Honor X7?
To do this, we will first see why it is worth blocking access to applications on your Honor X7, then two third-party applications which can give you the possibility of locking access to all the applications that you wish. This way you will be calm, even if you leave your smartphone unattended.
What is the use of app lock on Honor X7?
Even though the vast majority of people set a password, a pattern, or a fingerprint to lock the screen of their Honor X7, unfortunately this is not necessarily enough. 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 to the content of certain applications.
If you ever take care to block access to certain apps that seem sensitive to you, you will add additional security and whether your Honor X7 is unlocked or not, it will be impossible for anyone other than you to have access to your data. personal.
How to lock access to one or more applications on Honor X7?
We now move on to the practical part of this guide, and we will show you two distinct methods for block access to applications on your Honor X7. However, this feature is not available on Android, except on certain specific apps. But in most cases, you will need to install a dedicated application that will improve the security of your device. We are going to show you the two choices that seem to us the most relevant.
Block access to certain applications using SoftWego
First technique, you can use the application of a software suite which is very useful because its applications are very compact, no need to bother with the memory of your smartphone, although it is very easy toinsert a memory card in an Honor X7. If we summarize, this is the application Protect your applications , they made it simple yet effective, as its name suggests, its only role is to lock access to your Honor X7 applications with a password. You just need:
- Download and install the app
- Open it and grant it the necessary rights
- Choose from the list of applications all those you want to block
- Choose a password to access the applications of your Honor X7
Lock access to one or more applications on your Honor X7 using AppLock
Finally, second option, 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 really complete application to ensure optimal security and ensure that no one will be able to harm you by trying to use your Honor X7.
Although it is a little heavier, it remains an application that will not disrupt the operation of your smartphone. We recommend it if you want to have an application that is more pleasant to use, customizable, more complete AppLock is made for you:
- Download and install AppLock on your Honor X7
- Give the essential 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 are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Honor X7, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Honor X7.
