Reasons why you want to hide apps on devices with the system Android, can be a whole series. Whether it's icon packs that just take up visual space, or to protect sensitive apps from prying eyes, typically dating apps. So knowing how to hide an app on your mobile is essential to maintaining your privacy.
What exactly happens when you hide apps on the system Android? Simply that no one can find them when browsing the phone. That doesn't mean there aren't other ways to find them. It will show them, for example, the history of Google Play installations. Folders with application data will also remain on the device, but the applications themselves cannot be found even through search.
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Hiding apps is different from disabling them. Your device may contain pre-installed bloatware and system apps that cannot be removed. Once disabled, these apps can no longer use system resources and thus typically slow down the phone. However, by hiding applications, they still work as intended, you just don't see their icon across the system. Although this tutorial was done using a Samsung phone Galaxy S21 FE 5G p Androidem 12 and One UI 4.1, it will work very similarly with other models of the manufacturer, tablets and devices of other manufacturers, regardless of their system.
How to hide apps in Androidu
- Swipe up on the home screen to access the pages menu.
- At the top right select the three dots menu.
- Choose Settings.
- You can already see the offer here Hide apps, which you select.
- All you have to do is select the titles you want to hide from the list. You can also search for them in the bar at the top.
- Click on Done confirm hiding.
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With this procedure, you will hide the applications, but you will not delete or disable them. Use the same procedure to display hidden applications again. To do this, just go to the Hide applications menu again, where you will see a list of hidden titles at the top. By selecting them individually, you return them to their display.
