How to Hide Android Files, Photos, and Applications

People might have different reasons why they would want to hide Android files or some particular photos or videos. You may want to keep a particular file on your phone but keep it hidden from the eyes of others. In general, the ability to hide files is a feature which is offered by many operating systems and are used to enhance security of personal data on mobile devices. On Android devices, the ability to hide files or hide Android applications does not come by default and if you would want to hide Android files, you will need to use some third-party apps which are designed for this purpose. In this article, I will introduce some Android applications which can be used to hide photos on Android devices as well as files and applications. Here is all you need to know about these apps.

Hide Android files

As I mentioned earlier, hiding files on a smart phone is a way of keeping private data secure. Another way of securing your personal data is by locking files and folders on your mobile phone and securing them with a password. In both methods, the process is somehow the same and the files will end up hidden on your Android device. But if you use a locker app to hide Android files, you will need to enter the password every time you would want to access that particular file or application.

Fortunately, there are many applications available out in the market which enables you to hide Android files or lock Android apps easily. All of these apps offer different features which are all great and you need to choose among them based on your needs. In what follows, I will introduce two apps which are great options if you are looking for a way to hide Android files o your smart phone.

ES File Explorer

One of easiest methods that you can use to hide files on Android is by using file manager applications. However, what you need to know is that the default file manager app on your Android device cannot hide files or apps for you. If you are looking for a suggestion, I must say ES File Explorer is one of the most advanced file manager apps designed for Android devices which allows you to hide your files as well. ES File Explorer is the best an most professional file manager app which offers many features and allows you to manage your Android device the way you want. In order to use ES File Explorer to hide files or to to lock apps on your Android device, you will first need to download the application from the link below.

Once you have successfully downloaded and installed the app on your phone, you will need to take the following steps to hide Android files using this application:

1. Launch the application on your Android device.
2. You will see two options on top of the screen. Internal storage or SD card. Choose one of them.
3. Find and long press on the file that you would want to hide.
4. Tap on More from the lower right corner and then tap on Hide.

After following the above steps, the file will be hidden. In order to make the file visible again, tap on the three line icon to open options. Then click on Tools > Hide List to view all the files that you have hidden. Tap on Restore to unhide any of the files that you would want easily, or tap on Open to temporarily open the file that you have hidden.

File Hide Expert

Another method you can use in order to hide Android files is by using applications which are designed for this purpose. One of these applications is File Hide Expert which you can download from the link below. This app is absolutely easy to work with as it is solely designed for hiding Android files. Once you have downloaded and installed the app on your device, you can follow these steps to use it to hide files on your device.

1. Launch the application on your device and tap on the folder icon on top right corner of the screen.
2. Find the file that you would want to hide and select it.
3. Now click on OK to go back to the main page.
4. You can now see all the files you have selected in the previous step. Click on Hide All to hide all the files that you have selected.

In order to unhide the files that you have hidden using File Hide Expert app, all you need to do is to launch the application and click on Restore All to view all the hidden files. To make the app more secure, you can set a password for the app. In order to do so, tap on the three dots icon to view settings and then click on Enable Password. Then, you will need to enter the password every time you would want to use the app.

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