As we already know, Xiaomi includes in MIUI a number of functionalities that we are often unaware of, but that can be really useful when it comes to being able to use our device with much more security. Precisely, this is the case of the function that we tell you in this post, and it is none other than that of hide or block apps that we have installed on our Xiaomi phone.
Mainly, These two functions are used to access different applications only if the owner of the smartphone so wishes, either with a fingerprint lock or facial recognition or simply hiding certain applications that we do not want other people to know that we have installed.
How to hide apps on your Xiaomi phone
Starting with the functionality of hiding apps, this will be really useful in the case that, despite having the application installed and fully operational, we want it not to appear on our desktop or application drawer.
To be able to hide applications, we will only have to follow these steps:
- Open the settings of your Xiaomi phone
- Select the “Applications” option and access “Application lock”
- Once you have configured an unlock pattern, go to “Hidden applications” at the top
And voila, now we just have to select the application that we want to hide and everything will be saved. Now, how can we access these hidden applications? The answer is very simple: on the system desktop, we will have to make a gesture of zoom out with our fingers and enter the pattern that we have established in the settings.
With that, All those applications that we have selected to hide will appear in a hidden menu and we will be able to access them without any type of restriction.
How to block apps on your Xiaomi phone
On the other hand, if we look at the functionality of blocking applications, it will be very useful in the case that We want to protect access to certain apps so that no one can access them without your consent.
In this case, MIUI gives us the possibility of be able to configure the lock by password, pattern, fingerprint or facial recognition (in the case that our phone includes it) and, in order to configure it, we will have to do the following:
- Open the settings of your Xiaomi phone
- Select the “Applications” option and access “Application lock”
- Once you have configured an unlock pattern, simply the app you want to block and activate it