2 Hide Apps (hide system apps) app icon

2 Hide Apps (hide system apps)

Sam Lu · com.a0soft.gphone.hideapp

3.0 out of 5 (2 ratings) 16.1K downloads v1.11 1.7 MB Android 4.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

At a glance

Latest version
v1.11 (111)
Updated
Aug 4, 2013 (13 years ago)
APK size
1.7 MB
Requires
Android 4.0+ (API 14)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Tools (app)
Permissions
6 (2 sensitive)
Website
android.a0soft.com/download.htm
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

2 Hide Apps (hide system apps) is an app by Sam Lu in the Tools category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 6 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: display over other apps and modify shared storage. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “rk30sdk”.

You don't care for all the useless apps your carrier adds to Android? Do you want to remove carrier and manufacturer bloatware apps? Well, now you can get rid of them!This app lists hide-able apps and helps you to hide system (built-in) apps from the application drawer.★ batch hide apps ★ list hide-able and hidden apps ★ ICS style UI ★ sort apps by name, size or installation time ★ batch uninstall apps Due to the limitation of Android, the system apps cannot be uninstalled. 2 Hide Apps can help you to disable system apps, remove their icons from the app drawer, and clean space for the useful stuff. Disabling apps is a way to basically freeze and hide any unused, unwanted, or unruly system apps that came on your phone. Another reason you might want to disable an app is if it is causing problems for your system, whether it be battery drain or lag. At first, you may think, Why would I ever need to do that? But if you look at it from a control perspective, you'll quickly realize that this move could be perceived as a slap in the face to carriers and their need to install bloatware, or apps that they have installed on your phone through partners which cannot be removed. It's also a way to disable rogue system apps that may be gobbling up battery, are running too often in the background, or that you wish were unavailable to users of your phone. Bloatware, as we refer to these carrier-installed apps, typically cannot be removed by a simple UNINSTALL. Many of them have been permanently placed at a system-level storage on your phone, which means you cannot manipulate them without having superuser power over your phone. So if you want to remove the trial of EA's latest game or the suite of Amazon apps that you wouldn't normally have installed, disabling them will at least hide them from your view. It's not the optimal situation for control freaks, but it does at least get them out of your app drawer and keep them from running in the background. We have been selected as a Google I/O 2011 Developer Sandbox partner, for its innovative design and advanced technology.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “A0Soft” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Aug 4, 2013
  • Antivirus scan passed Nov 1, 2020
  • Signed byCN=Sam Lu, OU=A0Soft, O=A0Soft, L=Hsinchu, ST=Taiwan, C=TW
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)19:0D:80:57:CD:87:2B:2F:7E:F6:7A:2A:7D:EA:51:17:E0:CC:89:45
  • File MD5912ef55dbdfa5ecb7fbbe334453ec674
  • Uploaded by “rk30sdk” 226 followers · uploading since 2013

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Permissions (6)

2 Hide Apps (hide system apps) requests 6 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

2 Hide Apps (hide system apps) APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is 2 Hide Apps (hide system apps) free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the 2 Hide Apps (hide system apps) APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 912ef55dbdfa5ecb7fbbe334453ec674.

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