Securely and privately, I’ll show you how you can hide your digital banking app, social media apps, and others on your phone in different ways.
Essential tools in case the device is lost or stolen.
Also when access to the phone is in someone else’s hands. Even when we make the smartphone available to children who like to access games and, out of curiosity, decide to browse through the phone.
Technology companies invest heavily in this aspect of protection.
Advertisement
Developing, for example, various systems and operations with different interfaces, creating native tools for both Android and iOS.
In addition to app options that make this task more practical
See below, 6 listed ways to help you protect your apps and photos through the smartphone’s native features, or through the Hidder app, an Android tool, as well as how to use Samsung’s Secure Folder, and also on iPhone (iOS).
Samsung Secure Folder
Secure Folder is a great feature for devices that run Android; with it, you can protect your apps and photos if someone else has your phone in their hands, by setting a number, pattern, or biometric password.
Just open the mobile app section, select the “Settings” option and then “Biometrics and security.”
You can also hide the Secure Folder itself for greater security, and it can be opened again at any time through the device settings.
Advertisement
Interestingly, you can securely hide your private apps even if the phone is unlocked.
Hiding apps on Android
Many people look for ways to hide their phone files, whether to ensure security or even to keep the app area organized and easier to view.
However, Android does not have its own feature for this, so it is necessary to install the Hidder app.
This is an easy-to-use app: just click the “+” symbol in the app and then choose which file you want to hide by selecting the platform’s “Import” option.
Hide media through Google Fotos
Google Fotos is a very well-known and widely used photo and video storage system because it offers a large amount of space, 15 GB.
The tool automatically sends images from your phone to Google,
And stores them in the cloud; however, it is possible to disable the automatic backup function, preventing the photos from being sent to the app without the device owner’s consent.
In addition, the platform allows you to hide photos and videos in a restricted folder using a PIN or biometric password. Just open the “Library” option and then “Management.”
After that, look for the “Locked Folder” tab and complete the setup process.
Hiding content using the iPhone’s own features
It is also possible to hide photos and apps natively on iOS, so that files are not visible when other people access the iPhone.
For photos, just open the Photos tool, choose the photo you want to hide, then open the sharing option, select the “Hide” tab, click “Hide Photo” again, and confirm the process.
The selected photos will be in the same place as the deleted items album.
To hide apps, you can press and hold for 2 seconds on the app you want to hide until the “Remove App” option appears. This way, the app will not be deleted; it will only be moved to the App Library, which is a great way to prevent it from remaining visible on the device’s home screen.
Hiding iProtect apps on iPhone
Free to use, the iProtect app, a very popular tool among many users, is another way to protect iPhone files using an external application.
With it, you can protect your apps with passwords, and it works perfectly on iPhone, iPad, and iPod.
Therefore, it is ideal for those who want to hide personal files, preventing someone from accidentally or intentionally deleting restricted data without your permission.
Even when the phone is being shared with other people.
AppBlock
AppBlock also offers excellent security for social media apps, games, media, etc. this app is more focused on people who want to stay attentive to daily activities without losing focus and concentration because of the device’s apps.
Especially social media apps, which usually have constant notifications for messages, requests, and more.
An interesting feature is that you can schedule the blocking time and period, so that once the task is finished the apps are activated again.
