Google Pixel smartphones are among the most popular and feature-heavy smartphones in the market. Every year, Google launches a wide range of exciting smartphones that come with the latest features that set the trends for other OEMs to follow. With its smartphones, Google also utilizes the opportunity to offer many reliable and leading security configurations.
Among them is the option to hide applications. If you’re looking to hide applications from the Pixel launcher on your Pixel smartphone, then this guide is perfect for you. In this guide, you will get to know how to hide apps from the Pixel Launcher.
Hiding apps on your Pixel device
There are numerous customer launchers available in Google Play Store that you can currently get your hands on. Despite that, the default launcher present in the Pixel smartphones is generally the go-to choice even for non-Pixel users. This is a stock-clean UI without any bloated functionalities while it also checkmarks most of the prerequisites. However, there are some rough edges, most noticeably the lack of an option to hide apps in the Pixel Launcher.
How to hide apps from the Pixel Launcher
- To start off, you’ll need to root your smartphone via Magisk
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- You can check our rooting section or search to know the guide for your device.
- After that, download and install the LSPosed app
- Then, install the Pixel Mods app by going to the Google Play Store
- After that, you should launch LSPosed, head over to Modules, and then enable the toggle beside Pixel Mods
- Then, you will have to checkmark System Framework
- Once it is done, you should restart your smartphone
- After that, long press on an empty region of the home screen and choose “Hide Apps”
- Then, select the desired apps in the list that you wish to hide from the Pixel Launcher
