We continue our series of articles on the security of a Huawei. You will certainly have understood this in the event that you are used to our content, 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 fall into everyone's hands. So, today we have concocted a little tutorial to explain to you how to lock applications on your Huawei?

With this in mind, we will first see why it is interesting to block access to applications on your Huawei, and then, two specific applications that can give you the ability to lock access to all the applications you want. . This will give you peace of mind, even if you leave your smartphone unattended.

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What is the use of locking an app on Huawei?

Even if the vast majority of people set up a password, pattern, or fingerprint to lock their Huawei's screen, this is not always enough. And, whether at work, or at home, it sometimes happens that you let your smartphone unlock and someone around you picks it up and takes a moment of inattention to dig into your smartphone and access the content. of some applications.

If you take the care to block access to certain apps that you consider sensitive, you will add additional security and whether your Huawei is unlocked or not, it will be impossible for anyone other than you to access your applications and whatnot. 'they contain.

How to lock access to one or more applications on Huawei?

We now move on to the practical part of this article, and we reveal two distinct methods to block access to applications on your Huawei. Unfortunately this functionality is not integrated natively, except on some specific apps. But in general, you will need to install a specific application that will optimize the security of your phone. We will show 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 easy to use 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 into a Huawei. To put it simply, this is the application Protect your applications , they made it easy nonetheless, effective, as the name suggests, its only interest is to lock access to your Huawei's applications with a password. Now all you need to do is:

  • Download and install the app
  • Open it and grant it the requested rights
  • Choose from the list of applications all those you want to block
  • Choose a password for accessing your Huawei's applications

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

Finally, second option, which this time is a little more global 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 ... A really complete application to ensure optimal security and to be sure that no one can harm you by wanting to use your Huawei.

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 Huawei
  • Grant the essential rights to the application so that it can function properly
  • 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 ever want a maximum of tutorials to become the king of Huawei, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Huawei.