We continue our series of articles on the security of a Vivo Y52. You will probably have understood this if you are a regular on our blog, we want to give you all the solutions to secure your mobile phone. In fact, the personal data it stores are sometimes sensitive and we do not want them to be accessible by anyone. As a result, we have concocted a little tutorial for you today to explain how to lock apps on your Vivo Y52?
To do this, we will first see what is the benefit of blocking access to applications on your Vivo Y52, then two specific applications that will allow you to lock access to all the applications you want. So you will be confident, even if you leave your phone unattended.
What is the use of app lock on Vivo Y52?
Although most people configure a password, pattern, or fingerprint to lock the screen of their Vivo Y52, unfortunately it is not necessarily sufficient. And, whether at work or at home, it may happen that you leave your phone unlocked and that someone around you grabs it and takes advantage of a moment of inattention to rummage through your phone and access to the content of certain applications.
In the event that you have made the decision to block access to certain apps that seem sensitive to you, you will add additional security and whether your Vivo Y52 is unlocked or not, it will be impossible for anyone other than you to access it. your applications and what they contain.
How to lock access to one or more apps on Vivo Y52?
We will now move on to the practical part of this guide, and we will present two different methods to block access to applications on your Vivo Y52. However, this function is not natively integrated, except on certain specific apps. But in most cases, you will need to install a dedicated application that will increase 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 using SoftWego
First solution, you can use the application of a software suite which is very useful because its applications only weigh a few megabytes, no need to mess around with your phone memory, although it is very easy toinsert a memory card into a Vivo Y52. Basically, this is the app Protect your applications , they made it simple nevertheless, effective, as its name suggests, its only interest is to lock access to applications on your Vivo Y52 using a password. All you have 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
- Set a password to access the applications of your Vivo Y52
Lock access to one or more applications on your Vivo Y52 using AppLock
Finally, second solution, 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 … A really complete application to ensure maximum security and to be sure that no one will be able to harm you by wanting to use your Vivo Y52.
Although it is a little heavier, it remains an application that will not interfere with the operation of your phone. We recommend it if you ever want to have a more user-friendly, customizable, more complete application AppLock is made for you:
- Download and install AppLock on your Vivo Y52
- 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
- Define all the content you want to block access in the different categories of the application
In case you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Vivo Y52, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Live Y52.
