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Die besten Android-Apps
App-Locker
Sometimes it's necessary to "lock" certain apps. E.g. when giving your smartphone to someone else for a call or something else, you probably don't want that person to have full access to everything. For this, the following apps come in handy:
Child protection
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- App Kids: Kids mode (4.3@1,769) Ǥ 22
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- Parental Control - Kroha (4.2@21,752) Ǥ 24 3
- Kids Place Parental Control (3.9@46,816) Ǥ 32 5
- KidsWorld: safe place for kids (3.7@6,116) Ǥ 15 20 LastUpdate: 2018-12-04
- Kid's Shell - Safe Kid Launcher - parental control (3.7@4,487) Ǥ 26 2 LastUpdate: 2020-03-17
- Kids Zone - Parental Controls & Child Lock (3.6@8,765) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2018-08-12
Other App-Lockers
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- Super AppLock (App Protector) (5@14) 16 1 LastUpdate: 2013-07-24
- AppLock (4.7@132) Ǥ 35 6 LastUpdate: 2020-08-18 many themes available
- Norton App Lock (4.7@12) 17 2 LastUpdate: 2021-11-16
- AppLock - Lock apps & Pin lock (4.6@1,101,257) Ǥ 20 10 many themes available
- Applock (4.6@197,721) Ǥ 26 4
- App Locker Master (4.6@13) 18 2 LastUpdate: 2022-04-05
- App Lock (4.4@371,356) 12 5
- AppLock (4.4@50,346) Ǥ 19 4 LastUpdate: 2022-01-03
- AppLock - Fingerprint (4.3@970,920) Ǥ 39 4
- App Lock: Fingerprint, Pattern (4.3@224,272) Ǥ 28 23
- Smart AppLock: Privacy Protect (4.3@192,733) Ǥ 38 15 / Smart AppLock Pro (4.3@24; ~EUR 3.25) Ǥ 24 7 LastUpdate: 2018-12-04
- Green App Lock (4.3@12,522) 13 5 LastUpdate: 2018-03-06
- LOCX Applock Lock Apps & Photo (4@220,357) Ǥ 28 11 LastUpdate: 2020-08-10
- App Lock: Locker w/ fingerprint, Parental Control (4@45,942) Ǥ 20 26 LastUpdate: 2022-03-24
- Toolwiz AppLock (Open Source) (4@140) Ǥ 17 2 LastUpdate: 2017-02-14 Github
- Smart App Locker (3.9@65) Ǥ 19 5 LastUpdate: 2017-12-16
- Perfect AppLock(App Protector) (3.8@290,029) Ǥ 28 11 / Perfect App Lock Pro (3.5@9,248; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 22 7
- Smart Lock (App/Photo) (3.7@83,481) Ǥ 19 3
- Apps Lock & Gallery Hider (3.3@37,434) Ǥ 25 9 LastUpdate: 2023-02-16
- AppDefender (App Lock) (3.2@7,854) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2021-08-20
- Amarok (0@0) 14
Github; hide apps & files
For a web search, a good term is "kiosk mode" (e.g. android +"kiosk mode"), to be used with the search engine you trust. The result list will a.o. yield the following interesting pages:
But also to how-tos explaining to achieve kiosk-mode with functionality built-in to Android, such as „App Pinning”.
Further Readings:
- Child Protection:
- Category Child Protection
- Android Parental Control: 3 Perfect Ways to Protect your Child (6/2013 - 11/2016)
- App-Locker in general:
- How to Hide Apps on Your Android Device (9/2020)
- Best App Lock Apps for Android (4/2019 - 6/2023)
- Here’s how to lock files and apps with your fingerprint (2/2019 - 5/2023)
- So versteckt Ihr Dateien und Apps mit Android (10/2014 - 9/2019)
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