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How to hide apps from home screen?

(Topic created on: 04-11-2020 07:12 PM)
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makeanimationssmooth
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Galaxy S
Is there a way to hide apps from home screen and move them into secure folder? I do not want to see an app and I want it still though, but hidden away in Secure Folder. Thanks 

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JohnH
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to add apps into your secure folder, enter it and hit the add apps icon on the bottom left of the screen. To hide apps from your home screen and app drawer press and hold your homescreen, hit the settings icon, then scroll down and hit "hide apps".

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JohnH
Active Level 9
Galaxy S
to add apps into your secure folder, enter it and hit the add apps icon on the bottom left of the screen. To hide apps from your home screen and app drawer press and hold your homescreen, hit the settings icon, then scroll down and hit "hide apps".
alabubba
Beginner Level 2
Galaxy S
I cannot get that to work on my S24
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Kinsley
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Hey @makeanimationssmooth,

Please follow the steps given by @JohnH, to add apps in a secure folder and to hide the apps from your home screen. Thanks @JohnH.

michaelsor
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Galaxy S

Yes, Samsung devices have a feature called Secure Folder that allows you to hide apps from your home screen and move them into a secure folder. Here are the steps to do this:

  1. Open the app folder on your Samsung device and find the app you want to hide.

  2. Press and hold the app icon until a menu appears.

  3. Tap "Add to Secure Folder" or "Move to Secure Folder," depending on the options available on your device.

  4. If you haven't set up a Secure Folder yet, you'll be prompted to do so. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a new Secure Folder or sign in to an existing one.

  5. Once you've moved the app to the Secure Folder, you can access it by opening the Secure Folder app from your home screen or app drawer.

  6. To hide the app from your home screen, you can either remove its shortcut from the home screen or use the "Hide Apps" feature within the Secure Folder settings to hide the app icon entirely. You might look at here to learn how to hide and unhide apps on Samsung: https://www.samsunger.com/2023/05/how-to-hide-or-unhide-apps-on-samsung.html 

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alabubba
Beginner Level 2
Galaxy S
Whoever told me to turn off Don't Keep Activities setting in Developer Options so hide apps setting would work was correct.

Thankyou
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