Hide apps on Android without root: App locks are great for preventing people from accessing your apps and other personal data, but have you ever felt the need to hide apps entirely? There may be situations in which you have applications that you do not want your parents or friends to find on your phone. Some smartphones come with a built-in hide app feature, but you can use a third-party app for the same purpose if your phone doesn't have that built-in feature. Read this post to understand how you can hide applications on any Android device and that also, without having to take care of your phone. Here are some applications that can solve this problem.
3 ways to hide apps on Android without root
NOVA PITCHER
Nova Launcher is a very useful launcher that you can download from the Play Store. Nova Launcher simply replaces your original home screen with your custom screen, allowing you to hide certain applications on your device. It has both a free version and a main version that is paid. We will talk about both.
FREE VERSION
This version has a neat way to prevent people from knowing that you use a particular application. In fact, it does not hide the app in the application drawer, but renames it in the application drawer so that no one can identify it. To use this app,
1.Install the Nova launcher from the Play Store.
2.Restart the phone and select Nova Launcher as your launcher application.
3.Now go to the application drawer and long press on the app you want to hide.
4.Touch the "Edit" option from the list.
5. Enter a new tag for the app that you want to use as the name for this app from now on. Write a common name that does not attract much attention.
6.Also, touch the icon to change it.
7.Now, tap on “Built-in” to select an application icon from the ones that already exist on your phone or tap on “Gallery apps” to choose an image.
8.Once you are done, tap on "Done."
9.Now the identity of your application has been changed and no one can find it. Keep in mind that even if someone searches for the app by its old name, it will not show up in the search results. So you can start now.
FIRST VERSION
If you need to hide applications on Android without root (instead of renaming them), you can buy the professional version of Nova Launcher.
1.Install Nova Launcher Prime version from Play Store.
2.Restart your phone and allow the necessary permissions.
3.Go to the app drawer and open the Nova settings.
4.Tap on "App Drawers and Widgets".
5.At the bottom of the screen, you will find an option to "Hide applications" in the "Drawer groups" section.
6.Tap this option to choose one or more apps you want to hide.
7.Now hidden apps will not be visible in app drawer.
This is the easiest way to use to hide apps on Rootless Android, but if for some reason this doesn't work for you or you don't like the interface, you can try the Apex Launcher to hide apps.
APEX PITCHER
1.Install Apex Launcher from Play Store.
2. Launch the app and configure all the essential customizations.
3.Select Apex Launcher as your startup application.
4.Now, tap on "Apex Settings" on the home screen.
5. Click on "Hidden applications".
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7.Select one or more applications that you want to hide.
8. Click on "Hide application".
9. Your application will be hidden from the application drawer.
10.Please note that if someone searches for that app, it will not show up in search results.
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In this way, with the Apex launcher you can easily hide the applications of your Android device, but if you do not want to use any type of launcher, you can use another application called Calculator Vault to hide the applications.
CALCULATOR VAULT: HIDE APP - HIDE APP
This is another extremely useful application to hide applications on Android without rooting the phone. Please note that this application is not a launcher. Calculator Vault is an easy-to-use application and what it does is truly amazing. Now this app hides your apps by cloning them to its own vault so that you can remove the original app from your device. The app you want to hide will stay in the vault. Not only that, this app is also capable of hiding itself (you don't want someone to find out that you're using an app cache, right?). So what it does is, this app appears in your default launcher as a "Calculator" app. When someone opens the app, all they see is a calculator, which is actually a fully functional calculator. However, by pressing a particular collection of keys (your password), you will be able to go to the real app. To use this app,
1.Install the calculator vault from Play Store.
2. Launch the app.
3.You will be asked to enter a 4-digit password for the app.
4.Once you enter the password, you will be taken to a calculator as a screen where you must enter the password that you have established in the previous step. Every time you want to enter this application, you must enter this password.
5. From here you will be taken to the App Hider vault.
6.Click the Import Applications button.
7. You can see the list of applications on your device arranged alphabetically.
8.Select one or more applications that you want to hide.
9.Click on «Import applications».
10. The app will be added to this vault. You will be able to enter the app from here. Now, you can remove the original app from your device.
11. That's it. Your application is now hidden and protected from strangers.
12.Using these apps, you can easily hide your private stuff from anyone.
I hope this post has been useful and that now you can easily hide the applications in Android Without Root, but if you still have any questions regarding this tutorial, do not hesitate to ask in the comments section.
