Must Read: How to Hide Apps On Android

How to Hide Apps on Android Devices

The method is quite simple and easy and you will not need to root your android or using the app that only works on the rooted android in first method as we are making it quite simpler. For that, simple launcher app will be greatly helpful. And the other methods will work on rooted android. So follow up the complete steps below to proceed.

1 Method: Hide Apps on Android Devices Using Apex Launcher

Available Features Of Apex Launcher:

-Customizable homescreen grid size and up to 9 homescreens
- Scrollable dock with up to 7 icons per page and up to 5 pages
- Infinite & elastic scrolling (homescreen, drawer and dock)
- Fancy transition effects (tablet, cube, etc.)
-Hide elements as you want (persistent search bar, status bar, or even the dock)
-Customizable icons and labels for shortcuts and folders
- Choose different folder preview styles and background
- Multiple drawer styles (transparent/opaque, horizontal/vertical, paginated/continuous)
-Drawer apps sorting (title, install date, mostly used)
-Hide apps from the drawer
- Lock your desktop to prevent accidental changes
-Enjoy homescreen gestures (pinch, swipe up/down, double tap)
-Advanced theme engine (icon packs, skins, etc.)
-Backup/restore settings and data
-Optimized for both phones and tablets
- Lots of other customization options


Step1  To Hide Your Applications On Android, First of all in your android device you need to download and install the android launcher that is Apex Launcher the launcher that will help you to easily hide apps on your android mobile.

 

Step 2 After you successfully downloaded and installed the app simply launch the app in your device and now the launcher will get set to your device.

 

Step3 Now on the homepage you will see the option App Settings there and you need to simply click on it.

 

Step4 Now you need to navigate to Drawer Settings->Hidden apps there, just tap on it.

Step 5 Now you will see the list of all the apps that are currently installed on your device, and you need to select the apps that you want to hide in your android device and then after selecting the apps, simply click on save option there.

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Step 6 Now you can’t see those apps in your android drawer and if you want to access those apps you can simply access them using the Google Search of your android device.

2 Method Using Inbuilt Feature Of Android 5.0+

In latest android versions like lollipop, Marshmallow etc there is inbuilt feature by which you can easily hide or say protect apps. So follow up the below steps to proceed.

First of all long tap on your android screen and then click on Settings.

 Now there scroll down and you will see the option Protected Apps, simply tap on that option.

Now you need to draw the pattern to hide the apps to lock them.

Now you will list of all the apps that are currently installed on your device, tap on the apps that you want to hide in your android.

 Now simply click on save and that it you are done, now the apps will be hidden from the drawer and you need to enable the Protected Apps option and that will ask for the saved pattern lock.

3 Using Parallel Space App

Clone and run multi accounts of a same app simultaneously and apply custom themes to cloned apps.
As one of the top-ranked tool on Android, Parallel Space helps more than 40 million users log in to their multi accounts at the same time on one device by cloning! It also protects user privacy by making apps invisible on device with the Incognito Installation feature. Moreover, users are able to customize their cloned apps in Parallel Space with themes to create their own stylish launcher. So far Parallel Space has supported 24 languages. Get Parallel Space now to manage your multi accounts on one device, protect privacy and create your customized space.

This is the another best way that you will surely love to try. Follow the steps below to proceed.

Step 1 To Hide Your Applications On Android,  First of all in your android you need to download and install the cool app that is  “Parellel Space“ the app that lets you to hide app in your device.

 

Step 2 After you have successfully searched for this app, install the app on your android device.

 

Step 3 Now after the installation completes, run the Parallel Space app on your device and click on incognito installation option there.

Step 4 Now you need to search for the app that you want to install and make it hide. Now play store will open and there you will see that app, just download and install the app from there.

Step 5 Now click on Uninstall option on the prompt you see in the app.

Step 6 Now you have installed the app in parallel space and this can only be accessed in this app and will be hidden from users.

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 With Parallel Space App You Can:

Log in to multi accounts of social networking apps or game apps at the same time on one device
• Balance between users' life and work easily.
• Double users' online gaming experience and have more fun.
• Almost all apps are supported for a second account in Parallel Space. Data from both accounts won't interfere with each other.
Protect user privacy, make apps invisible on device through Incognito Installation
• Hide users' secret apps without worrying about prying eyes by keeping apps only in secret space.
• Protect user privacy with a security lock.
Create a customized space by applying themes
• A theme store is integrated into Parallel Space and a list of customized themes are ready for users to apply to cloned apps in Parallel Space.
• Help express users' unique identities by creating a customized space where they can style their social networking apps in Parallel Space with beautiful themes.
Switch fast between accounts with just one tap
• Run two accounts simultaneously and switch between them fast with one tap to effective manage different accounts.

Highlights:
• Powerful, stable & easy-to-use.
• Unique: Parallel Space is based on MultiDroid, the first application virtualization engine on Android.


So, with this discussion hope you find it useful and you can secure your apps in your smartphone/android without any doubt. Feel free to ask by dropping your comments in the comments box below this post.