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

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Finally, a place to stash all my Samsung bloatware

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (2 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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Thanks Chief

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

So your wife doesnt find out about your Grindr profile.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months 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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months 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!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 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