We continue our series of articles on the security of a Vivo V21. You will certainly have understood it if you are ever a regular on the site, we want to provide you with all the solutions to secure your phone. In fact, the personal data it records are sensitive at times and we don't want them to fall into everyone's hands. As a result, we have concocted a little tutorial for you today to explain how to lock apps on your Vivo V21?

With this in mind, we will first discover, what is the benefit of blocking access to applications on your Vivo V21, then two third-party applications which will give you the possibility of locking access to all the applications that you want. So you will be calm, even if you leave your smartphone unattended.

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What is the point of app lock on Vivo V21?

Even though most people configure a password, a pattern, or a fingerprint to lock the screen of their Vivo V21, it is however not always sufficient. And, whether at work or at home, you may leave your smartphone unlocked and someone around you will grab it and take advantage of a moment of inattention to rummage through your smartphone and access 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 Vivo V21 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 apps on Vivo V21?

We will now move on to the practical part of this guide, and we will show you two different methods to block access to applications on your Vivo V21. Unfortunately, this function is not available on Android, except on certain very specific apps. But in general, you will need to install a dedicated application that will improve the security of your phone. We are going to show you the two choices that seem to us the most relevant.

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 worry about your smartphone's memory, even if it is very easy toinsert a memory card in a Vivo V21. In other words, this is the application Protect your applications , they made it simple yet effective, as the name suggests, its only goal is to lock access to applications on your Vivo V21 with a password. You just need to:

  • 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
  • Determine a password for accessing the applications of your Vivo V21

Lock access to one or more applications on your Vivo V21 with AppLock

Finally, a second alternative, which this time is a little more global and will also allow you to protect certain other items such as functions of writing SMS, calls, uninstalling applications, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth … A really complete application to guarantee you optimal security and ensure that no one can harm you by wanting to use your Vivo V21.

Although it is a little heavier, it remains an application that will not disturb the operation of your smartphone. We recommend it if you ever need to have a more user-friendly, customizable, more complete application AppLock is made for you:

  • Download and install AppLock on your Vivo V21
  • Give the 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 are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Vivo V21, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Live V21.