Hide apps on Samsung mobile phone

When you need to allow other people to use your phone and want to keep certain files and folders secret, you can hide the files or lock them down using a password. See this trick to hide files on Samsung phone. What to do when what you want to hide from others are certain apps on the phone? Samsung Galaxy phones have this feature to hide apps on the device for many years. We have seen this feature on various Samsung phone models. You can hide apps so that they are not shown in the apps screen. Other people won’t notice you have downloaded this app on your phone. To hide certain apps on Samsung phone, you can follow below instructions.

Note that you can hide apps from the app drawer using a few different methods on Samsung mobile phones. The specific steps and options may vary depending on your phone model and the software version your devices are running on.

Method 1. Hide apps using Secure Folder on Samsung phone

Please note some older phone models may no longer support the Secure Folder.

Step 1. Create Secure Folder

To use Secure Folder to protect files, apps and data that you want to keep private, you have to firstly create the Secure Folder from the Settings on your Samsung device.

Open the Settings app on your Samsung phone. Scroll down and select Biometrics and Security. Tap on Secure Folder and follow the setup process. You will need to sign into or create a Samsung Account. You can choose the lock method you wish to use, Pattern, PIN, Password, or biometric lock to keep your data safe from any prying eyes. After that a shortcut to the Secure Folder will be added to your Home and Apps screen.

Step 2. Moving or installing apps to/in Secure Folder

Open your Secure Folder. Tap Add Apps or the + symbol. Select the apps you want to add. You can also download apps directly into the Secure Folder by tapping Download from Play Store or Download from Galaxy Store.

When you move an existing app into the secure folder, a copy of the app is created. If you wish to have two versions of the same app installed on your phone, you may be required to log in to the copy of the app using a different account to the original version.

If you wish to have the app only in the secure folder, you can uninstall the version of the app on your apps screen.

When you download an app directly into the Secure Folder, that app will only exist in the Secure Folder.

Method 2. Hide apps from Home Screen Settings on Samsung

Go to your home screen on the Samsung mobile. Pinch your fingers on the home screen to bring up the home screen settings menu.

Swipe to the right to access the Home Screen Settings. Look for an option that says Hide apps or Hide app and tap on it. Select the apps you want to hide, finally tap Apply or Done button. The hidden apps can no longer be found in the app drawer.

Method 3. Hide apps from App Drawer on Samsung mobile

Unlock your phone screen, tap Apps from the bottom right corner to open the App Drawer, then you will see all your installed apps will be organized in various pages. You can swipe left to right to navigate and browse to apps in different pages. When you are at the page where you can find the app that you want to hide, touch Menu (three vertical dots), a drop-down menu shows up as below.

Hide apps on Samsung mobile phone

Choose Hide apps from the menu, then choose the app or apps you wish to hide, tap on Done button at the top right corner, then selected apps will be invisible in the app drawer.

How to show hidden apps on Samsung phone?

Simply repeat above steps and just make sure to select the “Show hidden apps” from the Apps menu and follow the on-screen tips to unhide or display those hidden apps on Samsung phone.

Note that hiding apps from Home screen settings or App drawer settings on Samsung phone will not uninstall the app, but will simply remove it from view in the Apps drawer. You will still be able to find these apps from the settings on the phone. The apps can still be accessed through other means, such as the phone’s settings or by using the search function. If you want to add an additional layer of security to protect the hidden apps, you may consider the Secure Folder as mentioned above.

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