Finding hidden apps on Android: Here’s how to locate them

Android smartphones keep updating and bringing new features to keep their users happy. And one such feature is where you can hide your apps. Android allows you to hide certain apps from the app drawer, in case you didn’t know it. But once you hide them, where can you actually access them? Well, I am here to answer how you can find your hidden Android apps easily. Read along to know more. 

On your Android smartphone, if you open the app drawer, you won’t be able to find the hidden apps there. Therefore, in order to find apps that aren’t visible even on the app drawer, simply follow these steps:

How to find hidden Android apps?  

Find hidden apps in the app drawer

Step 1: Go to the app vault.
Step 2: Once there, click on the three-dot menu that you will see in the top-right corner.
Step 3: Then you will see another menu, click on “Hidden Apps” here.
Step 4: Here, you will see a list of hidden apps that exist on your smartphone. However, if the list is blank then that would mean that no hidden apps exist on your smartphone.

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Find hidden apps in Settings 

Step 1: Go to the Settings menu.
Step 2: Over there, find the Apps menu and click on it.
Step 3: Then click on “See all apps”.

You will then see a list of all the apps, including the ones that remain hidden on your smartphone. 

With the help of these tricks, you can easily find the apps that you didn’t know about but be utilising space, data, and power on your smartphone.

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