How to Hide Apps on Android Phone- ProPings.in

Hello ProPings family today we are going to talk about a very interesting topic and that is, “How to Hide Apps On Android Phone” I am sure which you don’t want others to know about. It is a digital era, everybody, using banking apps that needs more and more secure as well as dating apps without the consent of your girlfriend. Just imagine!

What would happen if she takes your phone (Sounded Hard) and finds you using apps like Azher and Tinder etc.

So, now we are going to about “How to Hide Apps On Android Phone”. It is step by step guidance, how can you hide sensitive application in your smartphone no matter its Android Marshmallow, Lollipop, Nougat, Oreo or the older version till KitKat. We are going to discuss a very safe method without rooting your Smartphone!

Here is How to Hide Apps on Android Phone

Method 1^st. Disable Pre-install Application

Before starting any activity, annoying pre-installed applications or any other apps on the smartphone that you want to disable for a while.

Note: If you using the latest Android operating system, you are able to hide the application by disabling them.

After that, the application icons will be removed from the smartphone screen and won’t come back until and unless you re-enable them.

• 1. Open the Settings in your Android, from your home screen or app drawer or toggle notification bar.
• 2. Tap on “Applications”. If your Settings menu has caption above it, you’ll first have to tap the “Devices” caption.
• 3. Tap on Application Manager heading and then tap the “All” tab.
• 4. Select the app you want to hide, and hit “Disable”. Doing so should hide your app from your Home screen.

2^nd Method: Using PrivacyHider

There are a lot of applications are available on play store that will allow you to hide any app like Azher and Tinder or any other application on your smartphone with just a single click.

Here is ProPings Recommend Application: (PrivacyHider)

This amazing application offers so many ways to protect you that you would be amazed by the features that come with it. You can easily create a clone of any app, like Azher and Tinder, and delete the original app from your theme or launcher. Now, Azher lives inside PrivacyHider. But what if someone sees PrivaycHider?

Going one more step ahead of an application like Parallel Space, you may hide PrivacyHider itself in the form (icon) of a calculator. So, all you see is a calculator in your menu that anybody can use. Whether you enter a specific number (password/passcode) in the calculator and press “=”, you will immediately get access to the real app.

Here is how to use it:

• Step 1. Download and install PrivacyHider: I consider, you have already installed a sensitive private app. Open PrivacyHider and click the “+” the icon on the top right.
• Step 2. Now choose the application you want to clone. When it is finished, you will see a notification that’s about “The app has been created successfully”. Now open the application directly or else click on done to go back to duplicate more apps like Instagram or WhatsApp so that you can log in using multiple accounts! Isn’t it awesome?
• Step 3. Now, you will go back to your smartphone application drawer, find the private sensitive app and uninstall it. Your sensitive application like Azher and Tinder now should reside inside PrivacyHider.

 Method 3: Using AppLock:

Here is another great application that we would like to recommend you that’s an “AppLock” it is one of the most popular app-locker, available on the Play Store, with more than millions installation. The application has surely earned that, as it’s also the great hide app for the smartphone. With AppLock Application, you may lock apps as well as various Android toggles like mobile data, Bluetooth, WiFi, etc. Even you may also lock incoming calls or almost any Android element.

It’s Mind-Blowing Application!

There are further options to make sure that the application locking triggers at an assured time or location. AppLock not only cover these features but also lets you add a cover like a warning message that says “The Application Has Stopped”, which is one of the common smartphone warnings.