Ability to hide apps or have some sort of password protected isolated container to host certain apps and not share data between this container and regular apps.
To hide apps you can use an alternative launcher: Lawnchair can do this.
Would love if Bliss Launcher had this feature so we don’t have to install additional apps…
comment in Bliss: Hide or unhide an application icon (#1183) · Issues · e / Backlog · GitLab if it can be reopened
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Second that.
@Manoj could we reopen the issue, or should we do a new one for it to be closed by e/robot again?
Thx!
I have reopened the issue. Would like to share that the team would not be considering it as a priority issue as it is not blocking app usage. It is a good to have enhancement on current features.
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Thanks. I will put in a vote for this feature as well.
You didn’t ask, but I would love to be able to easily access the hidden apps in order to use them regularly. What I’m discovering with Lawnchair and other launchers/apps with this functionality is that you need to un-hide an app in order to open it, which isn’t ideal for my use case.
My focus is security, not minimalism or reducing distractions. Think journalist who needs to keep their Signal, Notes, backup phone apps, etc., hidden but uses them regularly throughout the day. I see it as this: if the journalist’s phone were to be confiscated and the lock screen bypassed, the main desktop and app drawer would look like a regular phone, but there would be a secret vault somewhere with all the “real” apps.
The winner for me so far is Smart Launcher, which allows you to change an app’s icons (e.g., click the email icon and a calculator opens) and add gestures to the icons (e.g., double tap the email icon to open settings). The other cool thing is that you can assign a single app a different icon depending on whether it’s in the app drawer or on the desktop. What I don’t love is that you access the hidden apps by opening the app drawer, clicking the 3 dots and choosing “hidden apps.” Not very hidden!
If anyone else is looking to obscure their apps with different icons, I recommend downloading the Lawnicon set. There are a TON of options, and many appear to be random doodles.
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Use work profile (e.g.shelter) to isolate apps? Not for system apps obviously but was this the point?
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