Although the cell phone is a personal device, it is very common for us to lend it on several occasions.For someone to consult, to make a call, send a message or for your nieces to entertain themselves with a video.However, sometimes there are apps that do not want others to know that we have downloaded and, thinking about it, we are going to teach you how an application can be hidden, both in iOS and Android.

The first thing worth clarifying before starting with the steps is that not always the reason to hide an app is related to the person having something to hide.That is, it may not be to cover up the app with which he talks to someone who should not, or the one that allows him to access adult content.Sometimes it is more about keeping the screen clean.

And if you are from the download many applications but then you do not know how to place them to access them only at the time you need it, this can be an alternative to only have the ones you always use.

Now we are going to step by step both for the Androidcomo devices those of Apple.

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How to hide Android applications

If your cell phone has the Google operating system you have various tools available to hide an app.

If you want to do it from the system itself, you should only make sure that it has the Android 5.0 Lollipop or later version, since it was from this that the company implemented the function of enabling different user profiles.To activate this tool follow these steps:

Go to settings, then choose the option of users and accounts.If you have not used it before you will see only your information, or all active profiles.Click Add User, it is important that you keep in mind that you should write your own email address, although it also allows you to leave "guest".Clever.

Now, every time you want to provide the phone keeping your hidden applications you just have to go to the notification panel and touch the corresponding icon to change users, in this case of the guest, where there will be nothing to be ashamed.

Another option, in case what you want is to make the icon of a pre -installed Android application disappear from your screen, to leave it clean from things that do not interest you, you just have to go to adjustments and look for the applications option, you will appear aList and you must select the one you want to hide and click on disable.The application will disappear from the screen, although it will continue to be available.

Also, it is worth checking if in the configuration menu your smartphone has the option to hide apps, as there are several brands that offer this tool.In the case of Samsung, for example, you will find it how to show/hide applications, from there only click on Edit or in Settings and you will see a list with the applications that are compatible, choose the one you want and click on turning off.

If you prefer to do it from a different application, and you have to pay it, then you could download Nova Launcher that is responsible for replacing Google Now.When you have it, go to configuration, then aoptions from the application drawer and click on hidden applications, where you can hide all those that you do not want to see on your home screen.

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How to hide applications in iOS

Now we go with the case that your device is an iPhone or iPad.In this case it is important to say that one thing is the applications of the system already pre -installed and those discharged from the application store because the process is a bit different.

If you want to hide the applications of the system, such as Safari, Wallet, Calculator, Bag, Ibooks, compass, etc., the process to follow is the same as if you wanted to erase them.Just keep your finger on the application you want to hide until the icon begins to tremble, a cross will appear, click and confirm the elimination.If at any time you would like to make one of the applications visible go to the application store and look for the determined application.Then, give the button to download and install the application.

Now, in the case of the app that you have downloaded, the bad news is that Applene has launched the option and, due to the restrictions on its system, there is also no app that allows you to do it.However, you can camouflage it among many other applications and levels.To do this, simply create a folder and leave the application deeply in it so that no one can find it with the naked eye, or yourself.

To do this, touch and keep your finger in the application to camouflage, wait for it to begin to tremble and then, without releasing it, move it until it is placed on top of another application.At that time a new folder will be created.Another option is to release the application you want to camouflage inside an already created folder, along with other applications.Repeat the process until the maximum number of tabs allowed.

The second step is to move the application you want to hide from the first tab to the furthest possible.To do so, inside the open folder, touch the application you want to hide until it trembles and, then, take it to the right side of the folder, without going out of it.

The trick is to leave the first page of that folder with several applications that you do not care that they are visible, so that at first glance you cannot see the hidden application in the last of the folder's tabs.