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@1,762) Ǥ 18 1
- Kids Place Parental Control (3.8@46,422) Ǥ 30 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
- Parental Control Kroha (3.5@20,396) Ǥ 22 2
Other App-Lockers
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- Super AppLock (App Protector) (5@14) 16 1 LastUpdate: 2013-07-24
- Applock (4.7@197,489) Ǥ 25 3
- 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@1,088,542) Ǥ 20 10 many themes available
- App Lock (4.4@371,806) 11 5
- AppLock (4.4@50,346) Ǥ 20 4 LastUpdate: 2022-01-03
- AppLock - Fingerprint (4.3@965,356) Ǥ 38 5 LastUpdate: 2023-04-02
- AI Locker: Hide & Lock any App (4.3@222,744) Ǥ 28 24
- Smart AppLock: Privacy Protect (4.3@192,895) 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
- App Locker Master (4.2@17,601) 18 2 LastUpdate: 2022-04-05
- 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
- AppLock (4@8) 5 LastUpdate: 2019-07-26 Github; fork of Applock; incl. photo on failed attempt
- Smart App Locker (3.9@65) Ǥ 19 5 LastUpdate: 2017-12-16
- Perfect AppLock(App Protector) (3.8@290,204) Ǥ 28 11 / Perfect App Lock Pro (3.5@9,254; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 22 7
- Smart Lock (App/Photo) (3.8@83,486) Ǥ 20 3
- Apps Lock & Gallery Hider (3.3@37,434) Ǥ 25 9 LastUpdate: 2023-02-16
- AppDefender (App Lock) (3.3@7,857) 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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