How To Hide Apps In Iphone, Samsung Etc.
In this post
you will know how to hide apps in iPhone, Samsung or any phone in order
that you can hide the apps which you do not want anyone else to see in your
phone.
Although
this feature comes in-built in many Android and iPhones, but in some old phones
you'll not get this feature, but there are many apps and themes during which
you will get this feature.
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How to Hide Apps in iPhone, Samsung etc?
Through App Hide,
you'll hide your social media apps like WhatsApp, Instagram, photo video apps
also as your photo gallery or any chatting app.
If you want
to increase the privacy or free space of the main screen of your iPhone, iPad,
or iPod, it is now possible. You can hide apps installed on your Apple iOS and
MacOS devices. Not only this, there is also an easy way to access these hidden
apps. Let us tell you how.
How To Hide Apps In Iphone
If you want
to hide your iOS apps downloaded from the App Store, then follow the steps mentioned
here:-
1) First of
all, open App Store and go to "Today" tab.
2) Then go
to your profile with the help of your user icon (your picture in the top right
corner). Here select Purchased option. If you have a family account, you will
need to select your name so that only your purchase is visible.
3) Find the
apps you want to hide. Then slide them to the left with your fingers. Now
select Hide. Finally press Ok.
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How To Open Hide Apps In Iphone
If you want
to open an app that is already hidden, you need to follow the steps mentioned
here:
1) First of
all open App Store and go to Today section.
2) Select
your user icon, which will be present in the top right corner. Now tap on your
Apple ID. If your device prompts you to log in, enter your account credentials
and then click OK.
3) Keep
scrolling down until you find the iTunes in the Cloud option. After that select
hidden purchase. Finally, find the app you want to download or open again. And
select download from Cloud. If the app is downloaded but hidden, you can also
select Open to access it.
How To Hide Apps In Samsung Phone
To hide apps
in Samsung phones, go to Settings, here you'll find the option of Home Screen,
click thereon. Here you'll get the feature of Hide Apps, open it and click on any
app you want to hide.
In Samsung
phones, you'll also open this feature from the home screen. Just long press the
screen and open Home Screen Settings, here you'll get the option of Hide Apps.
Step1- Open
the Settings of your Samsung Phones.
Step2- Click
on Home Screen from Setting.
Step3- Here the
choice of Hide Apps will be found, open it.
Step4- Now after
clicking on the app which you would like to hide, that app are going to be
hidden.
In this way
you will be able to hide the app in Samsung phones. To unhide these apps back, you'll
simply unhide them by clicking on the "Minus" icon above the app's
icon.
How To Hide Apps In Mac
You can also
hide your Mac apps if you want. To do this follow the steps mentioned here:
1) Initially
open App Store on your Mac.
2) Now go to
your profile by clicking on your name at the bottom. In the Accounts page that
will open in front, you will see a list of all the apps that you have
purchased. If your account is a shared account, then in order to see your apps,
you must first select your name under Purchased.
3) Place
your mouse cursor over the app you want to hide, and click the three dots icon.
After that select hide purchase option. Finally, accept the confirmation
message:
How To Unhide Mac Apps
To unhide
apps on Mac that you've previously hidden, follow the instructions here:
1) First of
all go to App Store on your Mac. If necessary, login.
2) Open your
account by clicking on your name and then select View Information located in
the top right corner.
3) After this
go to Hidden items and click on Manage.
4) Now find
the app you want to unhide. Select Show option and finally press Ok.
How to Hide Apps in Any Phone [Simple and Easy Method]
To hide apps
in your phone, go to the phone setting, here you've got to search by typing
"App Hide" in the top search. Now the choice of App Hide will come in
which the list of all the apps will come. Now select whichever app you would
like to hide from the list of apps and hide it.
How To Hide Apps In Android Phones
This app
hide feature is given in several names in all phones, and each phone's settings
are also different, so you'll easily find this feature in any phone by
searching.
First of
all, you've got to update your phone to the latest Android version so that if
your phone does not have this feature then it may come after the update.
Step1- Open
your phone setting.
Step2-
within the settings you will find the search bar at the top, search by typing
App hide in it.
Step3- Now Open
the lock together with your Fingerprint or Password.
Step4- Here
you'll get all the installed apps, click on any app you would like to lock.
Well, we are
visiting tell you about each phone separately, one by one, but you'll hide the
app in this way too.
How To Hide Apps In Vivo Phone
To hide apps
in Vivo phone, go to Security & Privacy from the phone's settings. Here
you'll get the option of Privacy & app encryption, click thereon. Here
you'll get a list of all the apps, click on the app you would like to hide.
By the way,
all Vivo phones that include the latest Android operating system have this app
hide feature. Follow these steps to cover the app in Vivo.
Step1- Open
Settings on your Vivo phone.
Step 2- From
here click on the choice of Security.
Step3- In
Security, you'll get the option of Privacy & App Encryption, open it.
Step4- Here
you'll get the feature of Hide App, click thereon.
Step5- Here
the list of all the apps present in your Vivo phone will come, by clicking on
which you'll hide them.
In this way
you can easily hide apps in Vivo phone. To unhide these apps back, you'll get
the option of Unhide under the option of App Hide.
In Vivo,
once you hide the app, you'll open the hidden apps by sliding from bottom to
top on the screen with 2 fingers to use that app.
How To Hide Apps In Mi Phone.
To hide apps
on Mi, Redmi or Realme phones, attend the Apps option from Settings. Here
you'll get the option of App Lock, click thereon and set the lock for Hidden
Apps. Now hide any app from the list of apps by clicking thereon.
Android is
slightly modified in Mi phones, thanks to which many features like call
recording and application hide feature are available inbuilt.
Step1- Go to
Settings on your Mi or Redmi phone.
Step2-
you'll get the option of App in the settings of Mi phone, click thereon.
Step3- Now
set lock for hidden apps in order that no one else can open them.
Step4- Now
tick on whatever app you would like to hide.
In this way,
you'll hide any app installed in Mi phones. To unhide the hidden apps back, the
choice of unhide is given in the option itself.
After hiding
the apps in Mi phones, to use them, in some phones, by opening the menu, you'll
see the hidden apps by sliding the screen 2 times from Left to Right.
If your
phone doesn't have gesture feature, then you'll have to use the app from where
the app was hidden.
How To Hide Apps In Oppo Mobile
To hide apps
on Oppo phone, go to the Privacy option in Settings. From here click on
"App Hide" and choose the app you want to hide from the list and hide
it.
While hiding
apps in Oppo, you furthermore may get the option to create a pass-code so that
you can see these hidden apps.
For example,
if you create a pass code *123#, then by dialing this code in your phone,
you'll be able to see and use hidden apps in Oppo phone.
Best Apps To Hide App [TOP 5]
Most Android
phones have an in-built feature to cover apps, but if your phone doesn't have
this feature, then you'll use these best apps to hide apps.
1. Apex
Launcher
2. Microsoft
Launcher
3. Dialer
Lock-AppHider
4. POCO Launcher
2.0
5. C
Launcher
All these
will work like a launcher in your phone because the feature to hide apps is
available in the launcher itself. you'll install any one of these apps and hide
apps in them.
Can Someone Still See The App After Hiding The App?
This
question come in mind of many people and the answer is that "yes"
even after the app is hidden, there are some ways in which anyone can see and
use these hidden apps.
For example,
the app is often opened by going to the Play Store, or by searching the app within
the search bar of the phone itself, you'll also see the hidden apps.
It is best
that you either change the name and icon of the app and put a password or do
not reveal the password of your phone to anyone.
How To Hide Apps In Iphone Final Words
You get many
features already installed in Android phones. App lock or hide feature is
additionally now available in all new iphone and Android phones.
If you've
got a phone that does not have this feature, then you'll download App Launcher
to hide the apps mentioned in this post.
By the way,
you ought to rarely use such third party apps because these apps demand a lot
of permissions, which may also leak your phone's data.
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