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Android readies 'Private Space' for apps you want to keep hidden (9to5google.com)

submitted 2 years ago by askat@programming.dev to c/android@programming.dev

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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.

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[–] autokludge@programming.dev 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Finally, a place to stash all my Samsung bloatware

[–] cmrss2@aussie.zone 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

May I recommend Universal Android Debloater instead? It lets you uninstall the bloatware easily with lists, you just need a device running a desktop os and a cable to connect it to your phone

EDIT: if anyone is reading this, the project appears to have been abandoned, try the fork called Universal Android Debloater Next Generation (yes it’s a dumb name)

[–] rony4102@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago

Thanks Chief

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

So your wife doesnt find out about your Grindr profile.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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!

[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] vcmj@programming.dev 0 points 2 years 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