How To Hide Apps On Galaxy S9

Depending on whether you no longer want to see an application on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus or you want to hide an application to be able to keep it discreet, there are solutions to be able to hide application icons. How to hide an application on your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus? Here you will see how to deactivate an application, delete it or even remove it from the home screen. Secondly, you will see how to hide the applications installed on your Android phone while keeping them active.

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How to hide an app on Samsung Galaxy S9 plus?

In fact there are several ways to be able to hide an application on an Android device depending on the objective you have. We will explain the different solutions to you.

Remove the application from the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus

Depending on your phone, you can remove the icon of an application from the home screen. To remove this icon, you just have to do a long press on the icon and you will be asked if you want to remove the icon from the home screen. This manipulation will only be possible on certain cell phones.

Hide an app by permanently deleting it from your smartphone

To no longer see an application, you can completely delete it. If you never need it anymore, there is no point in keeping it in your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus. An unused application consumes storage space on the phone.

Disable an application on your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus

You do not want to delete an application, because it can be useful to you a little later. You can just deactivate it by going to the settings menu your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus, then choose Applications and select the application to deactivate. Then choose deactivate .

Hide an app on an Android phone with the help of a launcher

You can install a new launcher on your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus, for example Nova Launcher . A launcher is an application launcher or the equivalent of a desktop on an android smartphone. Appointment on Google playstore then install Nova Launcher. This application allows you to customize the entire home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus. It also allows you to hide applications from your home. You can also customize the icons but also the news feeds. Once you have activated the launcher, go to the drawer , then choose Hidden apps , Check the applications that you do not want to see on your home page, without having to uninstall them.

How to hide photos or videos?

To hide photos and videos on your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus, see our article. We explain the technique for hiding snapshots that you don't want anyone other than you to have access to.

Best app to hide an app on Samsung Galaxy S9 plus?

App hider is an app that allows you to hide an app without using a launcher. Follow the steps below to hide an app:

Go to App Hider
Secondly, choose the +
Then click on the application you want to hide
Then click on the green bar on Import (Hide / Dual)
The app icon is imported into App Hider
click on the icon of the imported application
- click on Hide if you want to hide the app
- be sure dual : you can decide to hide an application behind another icon. For example hide tinder behind a calculator app. You will need to set a PIN code

How do I know when someone is spying on me?

You can find out if you are being spied through applications. Depending on your goal, the application will not be the same. For example for find a hidden app on your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus and who might be spying on you, we have cited two application in another article.

However, if you want to know if someone is taking your smartphone without your permission behind your back, you can download an application . If ever someone takes your smartphone and enters an incorrect code or diagram, a photo will be taken secretly and will be sent to you by email or by notifications.

If you want other tutorials on your Samsung Galaxy S9 plus, you can have a look at the other articles in the category: Samsung Galaxy S9 plus.