How to hide apps in Android smartphone, know all the steps here

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Most of the Android mobile phones have one thing in common. Yes, we are talking about the pre-installed apps that come preloaded on almost every smartphone these days. Although some of them are of daily use. There are many apps that do not allow you to remove these unwanted applications from your smartphone. So what should you do? Well, there is a way through which you can remove it from your home screen and app drawer. Most phones come with a built-in feature through which you can hide apps. So let us know that we can hide these apps.

How to hide apps in Samsung phone?

Hiding apps on a Samsung smartphone is easy. The company’s OneUI gives you a direct option through which you can easily hide apps without downloading any third party application.

1 – The first thing to do is open the app drawer on your Samsung smartphone and click on the three-dots in the top right corner.

2 – There you will see the option of home screen setting. Tap on it.

3 – Now, search for ‘Hide app’ option from the list.

4 – Select the apps you want to hide from the list and simply tap on the ‘Apply’ button. Apps will be hidden from the main screen.

after the process is complete. All you have to do is unselected the apps and press apply to unhide the apps from your app drawer.

How to hide apps in Android smartphone, know all the steps here

How to hide apps in Vivo phone?

Vivo Funtouch OS also comes with a built-in feature through which you can hide apps easily. However, the feature we are going to talk about is applicable only for Vivo mobile phones running on Funtouch OS 9.0 and above.

1 – First of all, open the Settings menu on your Vivo smartphone and go to the Face & Password section.

2 – Click on Privacy and app encryption settings.

3 – You will get the Hide app. Tap on it to turn it on.

4 – Now, select the app which you want to hide from your smartphone.

5 – Once done, click on Apply and your app will be hidden.

How to hide apps in OnePlus phone?

If you are using a OnePlus smartphone, then hiding apps is easy. All you have to do is apply these steps on your phone.

1 – First of all, swipe up from the Home screen to open the App drawer.

2 – Now move the finger from left to right to open the hidden space app drawer.

3 – You will see a ‘+’ sign on the top right corner. Click on the sign and you will see a list of apps installed on your phone.

4 – Select the apps you want to hide from the app drawer. Once done, just press back and your app will be hidden from the phone.

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Story first published: Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 10:45 [IST]



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