We continue our series of articles on the security of a Huawei P8. You will probably have understood it in the event that you are used to the site, we want to give you all the solutions to secure your phone. In fact, the personal data it stores are sometimes sensitive and we don't want them to fall into everyone's hands. So, today we have concocted a little tutorial to explain to you how to lock applications on your Huawei P8?

To do this, we will first find out why it is interesting to block access to applications on your Huawei P8, then two third-party applications which will allow you to lock access to all the applications you want. This way you will have peace of mind even if you leave your mobile phone unattended.

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What is the use of locking an app on Huawei P8?

Although most people set up a password, pattern, or fingerprint to lock the screen of their Huawei P8s, this is unfortunately not always enough. And, whether at work, or at home, it is possible that you let your mobile phone unlock and someone around you picks it up and takes a moment of inattention to dig into your mobile phone and access it. the content of certain applications.

In the event that you take the step of blocking access to certain apps that seem sensitive to you, you will add additional security and whether your Huawei P8 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 Huawei P8?

We now move on to the tutorial part of this tutorial, and we will show you two distinct techniques for block access to applications on your Huawei P8. However, this functionality is not available on Android, except on certain specific apps. But in general, you will need to install a specific application that will optimize the security of your smartphone. We will show you which two 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 are very compact, no need to bother with the memory of your mobile phone, even if it is. very easy toinsert a memory card into a Huawei P8. To put it simply, this is the application Protect your applications , they made it easy but effective, as the name suggests, its only role is to lock access to the applications of your Huawei P8 with a password. You just need:

  • Download and install the app
  • Open it and grant it the required rights
  • Choose from the list of applications all those you want to block
  • Choose an application access password for your Huawei P8

Lock access to one or more applications on your Huawei P8 using AppLock

Finally, second solution, which this time is a little more complete and will also give you the possibility to protect certain other elements such as functions of writing SMS, calls, uninstalling applications, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth … An application therefore really complete to ensure maximum security and ensure that no one will be able to harm you by wanting to use your Huawei P8.

Although it is a little heavier, it remains an application that will not interfere with the operation of your mobile phone. We recommend it to you in the event that you need an application that is more pleasant to use, customizable, more complete AppLock is made for you:

  • Download and install AppLock on your Huawei P8
  • 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 a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Huawei P8, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Huawei P8.