It’s all too common to want to keep Android apps hidden, with quite a few launchers offering a way to hide or disguise an app from onlookers. OnePlus and Samsung both even offer a built-in way to stash apps into a “Hidden Space,” ensuring your privacy stays intact if you ever need to hand your phone to someone else.

  • autokludge
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    11 months ago

    Finally, a place to stash all my Samsung bloatware

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        11 months ago

        You can even do it without another device with canta. Even if your android isn’t rooted, canta can still delete bloatware if shizuku is running. Both shizuku and canta are available on fdroid.

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    11 months ago

    Damn samsung always tells me i must unlock my private folder after a restart.

    Telling anyone who looks that i have a private folder that’s locked until i unlock it and relock it

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      11 months ago

      Think about it this way - the notification doesn’t tell them what it is you’re hiding. They’ll probably think it’s porn, so it’s a safe way to hide embarassing apps like Twitter!

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        11 months ago

        Can I install 3 copies of Twitter? When they ask what I’m hiding I’ll just say XXX.

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          11 months ago

          Yes. Samsung allows 2 managed profiles and the owner profile. There is the hidden folder, and additionally the work profile which you can activate with something like Shelter. So you can in fact install 3 instances of Twitter