Mobile phones are a significant part of everyone’s privacy in our time. We have many things like chats, pictures, videos, games, apps, etc., on our mobile phones. We share some of them with family and friends. But some of them we don’t want to share with anyone, and we want to keep them forever. We can easily hide messages, photos, and videos by installing the relevant apps, but the main task is to hide the apps on our phones. We install many apps for various purposes, and if they don’t cater to the purpose, then we delete them.
But there are some apps that we never want to be found by others. It could be a dating app, a game, or other private apps. Then, how to hide them from others? If you are facing the same issue with your mobile Redmi Note 5 Pro, then you are in the right place. In this blog, the method of hiding apps in the Redmi Note 5 Pro is explored. But first, I want to discuss the main feature of this model.
Features of Redmi Note 5 Pro
The main features of the Redmi Note 5 Pro are its MIUI developed by Xiaomi (a well-known electronics manufacturer for its smartphones). Xiaomi is recognized to keep adding valuable features to its smartphones with regular updates. MIUI is the offshoot of the Android OS with an adapted Android ROM. MIUI offers various features such as theme support, intuitive interface, gestures and full-screen experience, and lots of handy features. These features make Xiaomi one of the most famous and customized ROMs for Android in the market. Xiaomi has launched some smartphones with Android and some with MIUI centered on the current version of Android.
Xiaomi devices generally have three updates for its Android version and MIUI single update is enough for four years. MIUI is a light-skin and user-friendly operating system. MIUI regularly optimizes its apps and provides access to features like dual apps, etc. Redmi Note 5 Pro has an operating system MIUI with version 10 (MIUI 10), which provided the built-in app locking feature for a long time. Recently, the developer Xiaomi updated the feature of MIUI 10 by adding the option to hide installed apps as well intrinsically.
So, if you want to know how to hide installed apps on Redmi Note 5 Pro or any other Xiaomi/Redmi device with operating system MIUI 10, keep reading this article. Now, let’s move to the crust of this topic that is the method of hiding apps in the Redmi Note 5 Pro. The important note regarding this hide app feature is not compatible with third-party launchers in MIUI 10. So, if you are using a third-party launcher on MIUI 10-running devices, this option is not going to show up in App Lock settings for you.
Methods of Hiding Apps in Redmi Note 5 Pro and others with MIUI 10
For this, you should follow these steps.
Step 1: Go to Settings and click on the icon ‘App Lock.’ You need to set up App Lock. This is the first and foremost step for MIUI 10 running smartphone.
You can use different app lock modes (pattern/password) for this purpose, or it can be the one you use for unlocking your phone. During this procedure, you would be asked to connect your MI Account to app lock. This step is necessary and helpful in case you forget your password, then it allows you to reset it. This app lock password/pattern will be used to access the hidden apps as well. Moreover, this system allows you to use face unlock/fingerprint verification to access the hidden apps folder.
Step 2: After this setup, hit the icon ‘settings cog’ on the top-right corner and scroll down. You will see the ‘hidden apps option.’ Allow the ‘hidden apps toggle’ and move to the next step.
Step 3: Now, select the apps you want to hide from the option ‘manage hidden apps.’
The first time you activate the hide apps options, a tutorial regarding accessing the hidden apps will be represented to you.
Step 4: if you want to see your hidden apps, simply pinch out with two fingers on the home screen of your Redmi phone. You will be asked to enter the app lock password. Add your password (fingerprint scanner/face unlock or unlock pattern/pin) and confirm your identity. Now, you can see all the hidden apps in one folder.
Final Words
Hopefully, this guide will be more helpful for you. Remember one thing that this guide can only be used for Remi Note 5 Pro or MIUI 10 Operating System. You can never access the hidden apps folder if you are using any other third-party launcher. So, use this genuine method without installing any third-party app.
