We continue our series of articles on the security of a Samsung Galaxy A7. You will certainly have understood this in the event that you are used to our content, we want to give you all the means to secure your mobile phone. In fact, the personal data it records are sometimes sensitive and we do not want them to be accessible by just anyone. As a result, today we have prepared an article for you to show you how to lock applications on your Samsung Galaxy A7?

To do this, we will first show you what is the point of blocking access to applications on your Samsung Galaxy A7, after that, two third-party applications that can allow you to lock access to all the applications that you have you wish. This way you will have peace of mind, even if you leave your smartphone unattended.

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How useful is locking an app on Samsung Galaxy A7?

Although most people set up a password, pattern, or fingerprint to lock the screen of their Samsung Galaxy A7, this is not necessarily enough. And, whether at work, or at home, it is possible that you let your smartphone unlock and someone around you picks it up and takes a moment of inattention to rummage through your smartphone and access the content of some applications.

If you have decided to block access to certain apps that you think are sensitive, you will add additional security and whether your Samsung Galaxy A7 is unlocked or not, it will be impossible for anyone other than you to have access to your devices. applications and what they contain.

How to lock access to one or more applications on Samsung Galaxy A7?

We now move on to the practical part of this article, and we present two distinct methods to block access to applications on your Samsung Galaxy A7. Unfortunately this functionality is not available on Android, except on some specific apps. But in general, you will need to install a specific application that will optimize the security of your smartphone. We will present you the two that we prefer.

Block access to certain applications using SoftWego

First technique, you can use the application of a software suite which is very easy to use due to the fact that its applications are very compact, no need to take your head with the memory of your smartphone, even if it is very simple toinsert a memory card into a Samsung Galaxy A7. If we summarize, this is the application Protect your applications , they made it simple yet effective, as the name suggests, its sole purpose is to lock access to the applications of your Samsung Galaxy A7 with a password. You just need to:

  • Download and install the app
  • Open it and give it the required rights
  • Choose from the list of applications all those you want to block
  • Determine an application access password for your Samsung Galaxy A7

Lock access to one or more applications on your Samsung Galaxy A7 using AppLock

Finally, a second alternative, which this time is a little more complete and will also allow you to protect certain other elements such as functions of writing SMS, calls, uninstalling applications, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth … An application therefore really complete to guarantee you optimal security and to be sure that no one will be able to harm you by wanting to use your Samsung Galaxy A7.

Although it takes a little more space 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 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 Samsung Galaxy A7
  • Grant the necessary rights to the application so that it can function properly
  • Choose password or fingerprint as an access key to your locked content
  • Select all the content you want to block access from the different categories of the application

In the event that you want a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy A7, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A7.