How to Hide Android HP Applications to Maintain Privacy

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Even though nowadays almost many people already have smartphones, there are still many who don't know how to hide HP applications.

Hiding applications on cellphones is indeed an important thing for some users. Usually, it is done for various reasons.

Common reasons that are often used are to protect and maintain privacy, store personal data and photos, and store applications that minors may not use.

List of Ways to Easily Hide HP Applications (Source: Bobboz via Canva)

There are also those who hide the application just want to make the screen look more sneezing or less crowded, but there are also users who want to secure certain applications so that they are not seen by many people.

List of Ways to Easily Hide HP Applications

Hiding applications from the main screen or application menu can help you maintain your personal privacy from people who are irresponsible or you don't trust.

Applications that are often hidden by many smartphone users are applications such as notes, banking, e-wallets, and communication applications such as WhatsApp, e-mail and others.

If you hide these important applications, then these applications will be more difficult to access by others.

There are various ways to hide apps on your phone, which vary depending on the operating system on each phone.

Some possible methods include dragging and dropping applications into existing folders, using the “App Drawer” or “Guided Access” features, or by using special applications available in the App Store or Play Store.

1. How to Hide Samsung HP Applications

Some smartphones have built-in features that allow you to hide applications that can only be seen by yourself, so you don't need to install third-party applications.

If you are using an old Samsung device, the feature to hide apps may not be available.

However, if you are using the latest version of a Samsung cellphone, hiding the application is very easy to do, here's how to hide the Samsung cellphone application:

1. Open the app drawer and tab icon on the top right corner on the vertical three dots
2. After that several options will appear, select the home screen settings
3. Find and click the option Hide apps or hide apps
4. After that, a list of applications on your cellphone will appear on the screen
5. Choose which apps you want to hide, then the apply tab to save changes

2. Hide applications on Huawei cellphones

You can hide apps on Huawei or Honor phones just by using the built-in “PrivateSpace” feature.

This feature allows you to create a new space or account on your cellphone that can be filled with various applications, files, and more.

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Then you can access this new space by unlocking it using a fingerprint so it's safe from other people. Some steps you can take to hide the app:

1. First open the settings menu
2. Then select Security and Privacy
3. Next select privatespace
4. When it's finished setting, unlock the phone with the fingerprint scanner you selected during the download settings of the application you want to hide

As additional information, you cannot move or send applications from one space to another.

So to hide the application, you have to delete it from the main space and then download it to your PrivateSpace.

3. How to Hide the OnePlus HP Application

OnePlus phones have a special feature called "Hidden Space" which you can use to hide applications without the need to download them through a third party, here's how:

1. Open the app drawer then swipe right
2. Tab icon +
3. After that select the application that you want to hide
4. Then tab checkmark to save changes
5. You can also set up password or fingerprint protection to ensure that only you can access the folders in the HiddenSpace

4. Hide applications on Xiaomi cellphones

The latest version of the Xiaomi cellphone also has a feature that you can use to hide applications, but you have to activate this feature first, here's how:

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1. Go to settings
2. After that select the application lock
3. If so, press the gears
4. Then enable hidden apps
5. Select the Manage hidden apps option
6. After that select the list of applications that you want to hide
7. To gain access to hidden apps, pinch on the home screen or zoom out and then use your fingerprint to unlock the folder.

5. How to Hide LG HP Applications

There are two ways you can hide applications on LG HP.

The first way you can do is not activate the app drawer, and the second way will work if you activate the app drawer.

Here's the first way you can do it:

1. Open the settings menu on the HP
2. Then select the home screen option which is located under the view tab
3. You can also long press on the home screen and select the home screen settings option to speed up the process
4. Then select the hide application menu
5. Select the application that you want to hide
6. Finished

Here's the second way you can do it:

1. Open the app drawer and tab icon on the top right corner i.e. the three vertical dots
2. Then select the hide app option
3. After that select the application that you want to hide
4. Finished

How to Hide HP Applications with the Launcher Application

Below are several Launcher applications that you can use to hide your applications, as follows:

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1. NovaLauncher, a powerful home screen replacement app that you can customize and is very versatile.
2. Apex Launcher, the launch of an application for Android devices equipped with a feature that allows you to change the appearance of your device's home page as you wish.
3. App Hider, an app that can be used to hide other apps on an Android device. This application provides various interesting features to hide applications from the main screen and application menu.
4. Poco Launcher, a launcher app developed by Xiaomi for Android devices. It provides a user interface designed to make navigating your device quicker and easier
5. Evie Launcher, a launcher application available for Android devices, which provides various features that allow users to customize the appearance of their device's home page.
6. Microsoft Launcher, this application allows you to integrate your Microsoft account with the device. In addition, this application can provide quick access to the calendar, daily schedules and notes.
7. CPL (Customized Pixel Launcher), this app provides additional features and customization options available on the original pixel launcher.
8. ULauncher, this app is known as a fast, light launcher and lots of customization features. Please note that the features added to U Launcher may be limited by the version or device you are using

Conclusion

Hiding applications from the main screen or application menu can help you maintain your personal privacy from people who are irresponsible or you don't trust.

That's information about how to hide Android cellphone applications to maintain privacy, I hope the articles we provide above can be useful and helpful for all of you.