We continue our series of articles on the security of a Sony Xperia 5 IV. You will certainly have understood this if you are a regular on our blog, we want to give you all the solutions to secure your mobile phone. Indeed, the personal data it stores are sometimes sensitive and we do not want them to be accessible by anyone. So, we have prepared a little tutorial for you today to show you how to lock apps on your Sony Xperia 5 IV?
In this context, we will first see, what is the benefit of blocking access to applications on your Sony Xperia 5 IV, then two specific applications which will allow you to lock access to all the applications you want . This way you will be confident, even if you leave your smartphone unattended.
What is the point of app lock on Sony Xperia 5 IV?
Even if the majority of people set up a password, a pattern, or a fingerprint to lock the screen of their Sony Xperia 5 IV, unfortunately this is not necessarily sufficient. And, whether at work or at home, it may happen 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 to 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 Sony Xperia 5 IV is unlocked or not, it will be impossible for anyone other than you to access it. access your personal data.
How to lock access to one or more applications on Sony Xperia 5 IV?
We now move on to the tutorial part of this guide, and we will show you two distinct techniques for block access to applications on your Sony Xperia 5 IV. Unfortunately, this functionality is not natively integrated, except on certain specific apps. But in general, you will need to install a specific application that will improve the security of your device. 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 practical because its applications only weigh a few megabytes, no need to worry about your smartphone's memory, even if it is very easy toinsert a memory card in a Sony Xperia 5 IV. In other words, this is the application Protect your applications , they made it simple yet effective, as its name suggests, its only objective is to lock access to applications on your Sony Xperia 5 IV using 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
- Determine a password for accessing the applications of your Sony Xperia 5 IV
Lock access to one or more applications on your Sony Xperia 5 IV using AppLock
Finally, second option, which this time is a little more complete and will also give you the possibility of protecting certain other elements such as functions of writing SMS, calls, uninstalling applications, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth … A truly complete application to ensure optimal security and ensure that no one can harm you by trying to use your Sony Xperia 5 IV.
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 if you want to have a more pleasant to use, customizable, more complete application AppLock is made for you:
- Download and install AppLock on your Sony Xperia 5 IV
- Grant essential access to the application so that it can function properly
- Set a 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
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Sony Xperia 5 IV, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Sony Xperia 5IV.
