Safely and privately, I’ll show you how you can hide your Apps such as digital banking, social media, and others on your phone in different ways.
Essential tools in case the device is lost or stolen.
Also useful when someone else has access to your phone. Even when we hand the smartphone over 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.
Developing, for example, several 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 adapt 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 hand, by setting a number, pattern, or biometric password. Just open the mobile app session, 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 at any time through the device settings. Interestingly, you can safely hide your private apps even if the phone is unlocked.
Hiding apps on Android
Many people look for ways to hide files on their phone, either to ensure security or even to keep the app area organized and easier to view.
However, Android does not have a built-in feature for this, so it is necessary to install the Hidder App. It is an easy-to-use application: just click the “+” symbol in the app and then choose which file you want to hide, selecting the “import” option on the platform.
Hide media through Google Photos
Google Photos 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 saves them in the cloud; however, it is possible to disable the automatic backup function, preventing photos from being sent to the app without the device owner’s consent.
In addition to the authorization provided by the platform 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 with the iPhone’s own features
You can also hide photos and apps natively on iOS, so the files are not visible when other people access the iPhone.
In the case of 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 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 transferred to the library, a great way to prevent it from remaining visible on the device’s home screen.
Hiding iProtect apps on iPhone
Free of charge, the iProtect app, a very popular tool among many users, is another way to protect iPhone files using an external app. 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 your 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 has a greater focus on people who want to stay attentive to daily activities without losing focus and concentration because of the device’s apps.
Mainly social networks, which usually have constant notifications for messages, requests, and more. The interesting thing is that you can schedule the time and blocking period so that, at the end of the task, the apps are activated again.
