How to Hide Apps on Android Without Any Extra App
Knowing how to hide apps on Android is useful for lots of everyday reasons: keeping banking and work apps away from curious eyes, hiding a game from the kids, or just tidying a cluttered home screen. The good news is that you do not need to download a sketchy third-party app to do it. Samsung, Google Pixel, OnePlus and Xiaomi all ship built-in ways to hide apps, and every Android phone can disable preinstalled apps too. One important warning first: hiding an app is not the same as locking it, and it is not the same as deleting it . Some methods only remove the icon — the app keeps running. Others put the app behind a real lock. This guide explains which method does what, so you pick the right one for your phone. Method 1: Hide Apps on Samsung (Hide Apps + Secure Folder) Samsung gives you two built-in options, and they do very different jobs. Hide apps from the home and app screens This is the quickest way to tidy up. It only removes the icon — the app stays installed and ke...