We are continuing our project on the security of an OPPO A16. You will no doubt have understood it in the event that you are a regular on the site, we would like to present you with all the means of securing your mobile phone. Indeed, the personal data it stores are at times sensitive and we do not want them to fall into everyone's hands. As a result, we have concocted a guide today to explain how to lock apps on your OPPO A16?

With this in mind, we will first see why it is worth blocking access to applications on your OPPO A16, then two third-party applications that will allow you to lock access to all the applications you wish. So you will be confident, even if you leave your smartphone unattended.

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What is the use of app lock on OPPO A16?

Even though most people configure a password, a pattern, or a fingerprint to lock the screen of their OPPO A16, it is unfortunately not necessarily enough. And, whether at work or at home, it is possible 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 take care to block access to certain apps that seem sensitive to you, you will add additional security and whether your OPPO A16 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 OPPO A16?

We will now move on to the practical part of this guide, and we will present two distinct techniques to block access to applications on your OPPO A16. That said, this function is not accessible on Android, except on certain specific apps. But in most cases, you will need to install a specific application that will improve the security of your device. We are going to present to you the two choices which seem to us the most relevant.

Block access to certain applications through SoftWego

First solution, you can use the application of a software suite which is very useful because its applications are very space-saving, no need to bother with the memory of your smartphone, although it is very easy toinsert a memory card in an OPPO A16. In short, this is the application Protect your applications , they made it simple but effective, as the name suggests, its only interest is to lock access to applications on your OPPO A16 with a password. Now all you need to do is:

  • 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
  • Set a password to access the applications of your OPPO A16

Lock access to one or more applications on your OPPO A16 using AppLock

Finally, a second alternative, 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 truly complete application to ensure maximum security and to be sure that no one can harm you by wanting to use your OPPO A16.

Although it is a little more cumbersome for the memory of your device, it remains an application that will not disturb the operation of your smartphone. We recommend it to you in the event that you need to have a more pleasant to use, customizable, more complete application AppLock is made for you:

  • Download and install AppLock on your OPPO A16
  • Give the essential rights to the application so that it can function properly
  • Choose 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

In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the OPPO A16, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: OPPO A16.