We continue our series of articles on the safety of an LG W10. You will undoubtedly have understood it in the event that you are used to the site, we want to provide you with all the solutions to secure your smartphone. Indeed, the personal data that it records are at times sensitive and we do not want them to fall into everyone's hands. Therefore, today we have prepared a guide to show you how to lock applications on your LG W10?
To do this, we will find out first, why it is interesting to block access to applications on your LG W10, and then, two third-party applications that can allow you to lock access to all the applications you want. This will give you peace of mind, even if you leave your smartphone unattended.
How useful is locking an app on LG W10?
Although the majority of people configure a password, pattern, or fingerprint to lock the screen of their LG W10, unfortunately 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 grab it and take a moment of inattention to dig into your smartphone and access it. the content of certain applications.
In the event that you take care to block access to certain apps that you consider sensitive, you will add additional security and whether your LG W10 is unlocked or not, it will be impossible for anyone other than you to access it. your personal data.
How to lock access to one or more applications on LG W10?
We now move on to the tutorial part of this tutorial, and we present you two different techniques for block access to applications on your LG W10. However, this function is not integrated natively, except on certain specific apps. But in the majority of cases, you will need to install a specific application which will increase the security of your mobile phone. We will introduce you to 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 are very compact, no need to bother with the memory of your smartphone, even if it is very easy toinsert a memory card into an LG W10. Basically, this is the app Protect your applications , they made it easy but effective, as the name suggests, its only role is to lock access to your LG W10's applications with a password. All you have to do is:
- Download and install the app
- Open it and give it the requested rights
- Choose from the list of applications all those you want to block
- Set an application access password for your LG W10
Lock access to one or more applications of your LG W10 using AppLock
Finally, second option, 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 … A really complete application to ensure optimal security and to be sure that no one can harm you by wanting to use your LG W10.
Although it is a little more bulky for the memory of your device, it remains an application that will not interfere with 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 LG W10
- Give the necessary 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 lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the LG W10, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: LG W10.
