Our mobile can be a true reflection of how we organize our own day-to-day things. There will be users who have the desktop of their terminal perfectly ordered and others who find it difficult to find WhatsApp among the tangle of icons present. On Xiaomi phones with MIUI , a good way to set or improve privacy is to hide applications , something that we are going to tell you how to do, step by step …
Many Xiaomi users do not know this option, however it is one of the most useful . Hiding an app from the home screen can be essential to avoid unwanted gossip in applications such as WhatsApp or the Photo Gallery, or simply to separate the grain from the chaff and leave only what is really important visible. The method of hiding them is very simple, although it can go unnoticed by many users as it is not in plain sight. In addition, the method to see the hidden app is done through the gesture system, as we will see later. It is an alternative function to having apps protected with a password, since in addition to having to unlock them with our usual method, they will disappear from view, which gives an additional privacy bonus.
How to hide apps
The first step is to enter Security and go to Application Blocking. Then we click on the gear wheel that gives access to the Settings menu. Now we will have to go down to the bottom and select the option of “Hidden Applications” and then click on Manage Hidden Applications. From that moment on, we will see the complete list of applications installed on our device, since all of them are eligible to be hidden from view, including system apps and third-party apps downloaded by us.
Mark the chosen ones
Now we will have to select an application, for example My Home or the one we want to hide. Now, when we return to the main menu we will see that it is no longer visible. In order to see it we will have to make a small gesture. In other words, pinch your fingers out on the menu. At that time the password or pattern request will appear. When unlocking, we can see the hidden folder with the application inside.
Visible again
To reverse the process, we will have to follow the same steps as to hide the application, that is, enter Security and Block applications , and uncheck all those that we need to be visible again.