If you have a valid reason to hide apps on your Android phone you shouldn’t look further as this article will walk you through how to hide apps on Android whether it’s Samsung, OnePlus, or Oppo this will for all Android devices.
However, if your phone lacks the feature to hide apps on Android without disabling it then you can beckon on third-party apps to hide any app that you are addicted to or app that made people want to use your phone and drain the battery to zero level.
You don’t need to uninstall the app. You can just hide it using the default settings or use the Samsung secure folder to hide the app if you are a Samsung Galaxy user. Also, if the app annoys you, like a preinstalled app that you cannot uninstall you can simply disable the app via your phone settings.
How to Hide Apps on Samsung
The following steps will walk you through how you can hide apps on your Samsung device. This works on Samsung A54, S21, S22, S23, S24, and other Samsung series.
- Go to your “Samsung Phone” settings.
- Choose the “Home Screen” option.
- Scroll down and click on “hide apps on home and apps screen.”
- Select the “Apps” you want to “Hide” from your “Samsung” home screen and apps screen from the list.
- Hit the “Done” button.
This method will help you to hide selected apps from your Samsung phone screen and apps drawer. This works for most Android running Android 9.0. This approach may not work if you are using Android Lolipop 5.0 or 5.1.
How to Hide Apps on Android Samsung
You first need to enable the secure folder on your Samsung Galaxy phone if you want to use it to hide apps on your phone. To enable the secure folder on your Samsung phone just take the following steps.
- Go to your “Samsung Phone” settings.
- Scroll down and choose “Security and privacy.”
- Scroll down and choose “More Security Settings.”
- Tap “Secure Folder.”
- Tap the “Continue” tab.
- Choose “Continue” when the “Permission for secure folder” pops.
Your secure folder will be created. You can now use it to hide your apps on your Android Samsung phone.
- Go to your “Samsung” apps drawer.
- Click on the “Secure Folder” icon.
- Tap “Done” from the popup.
- Choose how to secure your folder:
- PIN
- Password
- Pattern
- Fingerprint
- Turn on the feature to “Reset with Samsung Account” so that you will have access to your hidden apps when you can’t remember your lock.
- Tap “Next” to proceed.
- Choose the “+” icon before the search icon.
- Choose the “Apps” you want to hide from the list by checking the checkmark beside the app.
- Tap “Add” at the bottom right.
The selected apps will be added to the list of apps in your secure folder. The apps will be removed from your home screen and apps drawer. To access these apps you must open the secure folder with the lock.
How to Hide Apps on OnePlus
If you using OnePlus 9 pro, 8t, 7t, 7t pro, and OnePlus Nord 2.
- Launch your “OnePlus” apps drawer.
- Swipe the app drawer to the right to access your hidden Space folder.
- Click on the “+” icon at the top right.
- Select all the apps that you want to hide from your phone’s home screen and apps drawer.
- You can use a password to secure to hide the apps or without using a password. This is up to you.
- Choose the “Checkmark” icon to save changes.
If any of the selected apps is on your OnePlus home screen or app drawer the app will be hidden without disabling them or uninstalling them. You can always access them later without unhiding them by using the search icon on your app drawer to search for the hidden app.
How to Hide Apps on Motorola
With the following steps, you can hide apps on your Motorolla phone without disabling or deleting the app.
- Turn on the Motorola screen and unlock the device.
- Press and hold the app you want to hide on your phone.
- To hide the app drag the app on the remove section to hide it from the home screen.
You can also use the Moto secure folder to hide apps on your Motorola phone.
- Go to your “Motorola” settings
- Access the “Moto Secure” and choose “Secure folder.”
- Follow the prompts on the screen to set up your secure folder
- Choose a lock method you prefer.
- PIN
- Password
- Pattern
- Touch + to add desired apps.
Take note of your secure password because you will need it when you want to access the Moto Secure otherwise you will be prompted to delete the secure folder to unhide all hidden apps.
How to Hide Apps on Android without Disabling
You can hide apps on your Android phone without disabling the app. So, here we’ll walk you through how to hide apps on Android without disabling the app. Just hide it.
- Swipe up from your Android phone home screen.
- Click on the “3 dots” at the top right.
- Choose “Settings” from the menu.
- Select “Hide Apps.”
- Select the “Apps” that you want to hide from the list. You can select multiple apps at once.
- Hit the “Done” button to save changes.
How to Hide App (Pre-Installed) on Android
The Google Play Store app offers a significant way to hide the app when the app is disabled. When the Play Store app is disabled all pre-installed apps will disappear from the home screen and the app menu without deleting the app. When the Play Store is disabled, all pre-installed apps will hide away from the screen.
- Go to phone settings
- Tap on apps or applications manager
- Select “All” from the drop menu
- Click on the app you want to disable
- Disable the app
This procedure is only peculiar to pre-installed apps else you will be prompted to uninstall the app from your device. However, in case you only want to hide the app alone without removing them, disabling the app will hide the app from the home screen and the app menu.
How to Hide App Using Apex Launcher
Apex Launcher is an app to automate wallpaper on Android and iOS, create widgets, hide apps, and set a rotating wallpaper. However, another procedure to hide apps without disabling the app from being active is to use the Apex Launcher app.
- Download and install Apex Launcher from the Play Store
- Launch the Apex Launcher and go to drawer settings
- Select apps to hide from the list
- Click on save
How to Hide App Using Nova Launcher
Users can also use Nova Launcher to hide apps on Android. Almost all Launchers can be used to hide apps on Android. However, the directions are different due launcher’s configuration and developers’ arrangement.
- Launch the Nova Launcher and go to the Launcher’s settings
- Click on the app & widgets drawer
- Scroll down to the drawer group and select “Hide Apps”
- Select all the apps to hide the list from Nova
- Save
The entire and all selected apps will be hidden.
How to Access Hidden App on Launcher
Irrespective of the launcher you are using here is how to access all hidden apps on your phone.
- Launch your app launcher
- Go to the search option and type the name of the app to access
- Click on the app
As simple as it is you can hide the app and access all hidden apps using your Launcher.
You can also use AppLock to hide apps on Android without rooting. If there is any comment or any aspect of the guide you didn’t understand kindly leave a comment.