How to Hide Apps on Android and iOS Photo Guide

Have you installed a monitoring application on your kid’s device and you want to hide it now? Do you want to hide some unnecessary apps on your mobile phone? Is it more secure to hide your banking apps? Here is a step by step guide to hide apps on Android and iOS devices.

How to hide apps on Android without app

Most of the Android devices allow you to hide apps directly from Settings. To do so follow the instructions below step by step:

1. Go to “Settings”.
2. Tap on “Home Screen”.
3. Tap on “Hide apps”.
4. Tap the app you want to hide to move to the Hidden apps section.

Using this method you can hide apps on Android without any third party app. 

How to hide apps on iPhone

If you want to hide apps on iPhone or iPad follow the instructions below step by step:

1. Press and hold the app icon that you want to hide.
2. Tap “Remove App” from the appeared options.
3. Select “Remove from Home Screen”.

Keep in mind that apps removed from the home screen on iPhone or iPad are not completely hidden. The hidden apps are visible in the App Library and in app search. 

How to hide apps in Samsung

You hide apps in Samsung directly from settings through the path Settings → Home Screen → Hide apps.

Samsung also offers a security feature called Secure Folder to hide apps. With the Samsung secure folder you can hide apps, photos, and other data. So if you want to hide apps in Samsung with password you can use secure folder by following the instructions below step by step:

1. Go to “settings”.
2. Tap on “Security”.
3. Tap on “secure folder”.
4. Sign in or create a Samsung account.
5. Choose the lock method.
6. The Secure Folder will be added to your Home and Apps screen.
7. Open your secure folder and tap on the three dots icon.
8. Tap on add files and choose the file type. You can add apps, photos, documents, etc.

How to hide apps in oppo

In order to hide apps in oppo devices follow the instructions below step by step.

1. Go to “Settings”.
2. Tap on “Security”
3. Tap on “App Encryption”.
4. Select the app you want to hide.
5. Create a passcode for the hidden apps. 
6. Now turn on the “Hide Home Screen Icons” option and then you will be asked to set up an “Access Number”. 
7. Tap on “Done” and the app will be hidden from your oppo smartphone.

Is AnyControl Hidden?

AnyControl is an advanced monitoring application that is invisible when using for parental control. Once installed and set up, AnyControl icon will be displayed on the screen for Android 10+ devices as “Settings”. You can drag the icon to a folder as you wish or simply hide it through the device settings.

If you want to hide AnyControl on target device follow the instructions below:

1. Go to “Settings”.
2. Tap on “Home Screen”.
3. Scroll down and tap on “Hide Apps”.
4. Find the app icon as shown in the image and tap to transfer it to hidden apps.
5. Tap “Done”.