Android is the most popular mobile operating system, powering millions of smartphones In addition, the mobile operating system is open source and highly customizable.
Android also offers many privacy options; However, users are still looking for more. For this reason, users often install Security and Vault apps to hide their personal apps, photos and videos.
You can use any app locker to lock your most used Android app. However, what if you want to hide apps instead of locking them up? In that case, you need to use the launcher app with the ability to hide the app.
If you have a Samsung smartphone, you don't need an app hideer or launcher to hide your app from the app drawer. Samsung's One UI has a built-in feature that allows you to hide apps from the app drawer.
So, if you have a Samsung smartphone and are looking for ways to hide apps in it, you are reading the right guide. In this article, we will share a step-by-step guide on how to hide apps on Samsung Galaxy smartphones. Let's check out.
Steps to hide / unhide apps on Samsung phone (without any apps)
Important: The method only works on the Samsung One UI. If you use another company's Android phone, the process will be completely different.
1. First, long press on a blank screen to open the Home Screen Editing view.
2. In the Home screen editing view, tap on the settings icon as shown below.
3. You will now see the Home screen settings page.
4. Now scroll down and tap on the Hide App option.
5. Now, you will see a list of all the apps installed on your device. You need to choose the apps you want to hide.
6. Once selected, tap the 'Done' button to hide those apps
That's it! Hidden apps will not appear in the app drawer.
How To Unhide Apps On Samsung Devices
To unhide hidden apps on Samsung devices, long press in an empty space and tap Settings.
1. In the Home screen settings, scroll down and tap the Hide app option.
2. Now you need to select the apps that you want to unhide When done, tap the Done button.
That's it! You did it. This will hide the apps on your Samsung device.
Hiding apps on Samsung Galaxy smartphones is quite easy. I hope this article helped you! Share with your friends. If you have any doubts about this, let us know in the comment box below.
