Best Way To Lock Apps On Your Android Phone

Here on this page, you can learn how to lock apps on your android phone. You have here step by step guide for different phones based on Android OS. You can choose between Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Poco, Redmi, Huawei, Realme or Oppo phone. Keep reading.

How to Lock Apps on Samsung smartphones

If you are user of a Samsung phone, below you can find out how to lock apps on Samsung phone.

• Open Settings.
• find Advanced Features and tap on it.
• tap on Lock and mask apps.
• Once the app is installed, check again, and you should see the Lock and mask apps option. When you see it, tap on it.
• Switch to On.
• Now, you can choose between a pattern, PIN, password, and Face unlock.
• Choose what you like the most and set it up.
• When you have desided which lock type you will use, tap on Locked apps.
• Tap the Add option on the top right corner.
• Now, you will see a list of apps.
• Select the apps you want to lock.
• Go back, and you will now see the selected apps in the Locked apps screen.
• Go back to the apps carousel, and you will now see a lock symbol next to the app you selected.

How to Lock Apps on OnePlus smartphones

If you are the owner of a OnePlus smartphone, Here’s how you can enable apps lock.

• Open Settings.
• Tap on Utilities.
• Tap App locker.
• Choose a screen lock method.
• Choose how you want the lock screen to display notifications and tap Done.
• This will open the App locker menu. Tap on the option that says Add apps.
• Select the needed apps from the list.
• Go back, and you will see the selected apps in the list.

How to Lock Apps on Xiaomi / Poco smartphones

If you own a Xiaomi/Poco/Redmi device running MIUI, this is how you can enable the app lock feature.

• Open Settings, scroll down and tap on Apps
• Tap on App lock.
• You will see an option to Turn on the feature.
• To make life easier, Xiaomi preselects apps that it thinks you will most likely want to lock.
• Tap Turn on.
• If your phone had a lock code, it would ask you to enter it now.
• The next screen will show you a list of apps that can be protected – select all you want and tap Use App lock.
• On the next screen, you may be asked to enter your Mi Account credentials. It is not mandatory, however.
• Tap on Not now.
• On the next screen, you will need to set a PIN to access locked apps. You can select a PIN, pattern, or a password.

That’s it!

How to use Lock Apps on Huawei smartphones

To use the App lock feature on Huawei devices, this is what you need to do.

• Open Settings and go to Security.
• Tap on App Lock.
• You will now be asked to select a password for App Lock. Choose between your existing Lock screen password or a custom PIN.
• Enter the new PIN. If you have enrolled your fingerprint, you can opt to use that to unlock apps a well on the next screen.
• You will now see a list of apps that can be locked. Choose the ones you wish.

How to Lock Apps on Oppo/ Realme smartphones

If you are owner of a Oppo or Realme smartphone, the process to enable the app lock feature is identical.

• Open Settings and select Privacy.
• In the Privacy menu, select App lock.
• You will now be asked to set up a Privacy password. Choose a password of your choice and tap Next.
• You will now see a list of apps preselected for being locked. Select the apps you want to be locked.
• If you have biometric methods enabled, you can select to use them on the next screen.