App Icon Hider

Protect apps of your phone from the phone menu and feel safe!!

Digital Apps Developers · com.appiconhider

Not rated yet 500K+ downloads v4.4 4.7 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Signature matches the Google Play version Details

At a glance

Latest version: v4.4 (44)
Updated: Jul 29, 2026 (2 months ago)
APK size: 4.7 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Personalization (app)
Listed since: Jun 22, 2022 (at least)
Permissions: 12 (2 sensitive)
Developer contact: [email protected]

About this APK

App Icon Hider is an app by Digital Apps Developers in the Personalization category, listed since at least June 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 4.2, the APK grew from 3.9 MB to 4.7 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 5.0 to 6.0. It asks for 12 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read phone status and identity and package usage stats. It asks for the same permissions as version 4.3. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v4.4

Minor Bug Fixed

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

App Icon Hider is a launcher which will hide your apps from the phone menu. It will not uninstall the app but it actually hide your app and no one other than you can access it. Hide your apps from your nosy friends and children with the powerful security access. You just need to tick on the apps icon which you need to be hide and it is done. When you want to add it on the phone menu back just untick it. Highlights: • Launcher with simple and easy UI • Root permission is not required • Longprss Uninstall apps • Password protected • Hide/Lock apps • One touch google search supported Hide your contacts, gmail, chats, videos, music, file manager etc. It does not required any permission for disable your notification. It allows notification and when anyone wants to access the app it would ask for the password. If you like our apps please support us by giving your valuable feedback. Thanks Note: Pls select the launcher after downloading\updating the app, otherwise app may not be work properly. In some devices user strictly go to Setting>Home>app icon hider.

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v4.2. Since v4.3 it requires Android 6.0+.

v4.4 LATEST Jul 29, 2026 4.7 MB TRUSTED v4.3 Apr 18, 2026 8.1 MB TRUSTED v4.2 May 15, 2026 3.9 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jul 29, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Brijwasi@123” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jul 29, 2026
Validated against Google Play Jul 29, 2026
Signed byCN=Brijwasi@123
Signing certificate (SHA-1)3B:FE:F5:67:5E:10:83:13:14:D4:D1:17:4E:A6:B7:AF:1C:4C:E7:A8
File MD5cff87395d9b222a5d51a1c3f183dae8e
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (12)

App Icon Hider requests 12 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Package usage stats Sensitive android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Commondata get common data (custom) com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Mapsagent read app info (custom) com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO
View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi

App Icon Hider APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of App Icon Hider for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 6.0 or later. Version 4.2 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 5.0 and later. Get version 4.2 · All versions

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

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the App Icon Hider APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is cff87395d9b222a5d51a1c3f183dae8e.