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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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- Parental Control Kroha (4.7@19,557) Ǥ 21
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- Kid Mode: Free Learning Games (4@15) Ǥ 23 5 LastUpdate: 2018-09-09
- Kids Place Parental Controls (3.9@43,797) Ǥ 28
4 - Kids Zone - Parental Controls & Child Lock (3.9@8,631) Ǥ 15 2 LastUpdate: 2018-08-12
- KidsWorld: safe place for kids (3.7@6,128) Ǥ 15 20 LastUpdate: 2018-12-04
- Kid’s Shell - Safe Kid Launcher - parental control (3.7@4,432) Ǥ 26 2 LastUpdate: 2020-03-17
- App Kids: Your Child’s First Digital Space (3.4@1,767) Ǥ 18 5
- Xposed Kids Mode (0@0)
LastUpdate: 2014-06-30 Intro 6/2014; Test 10/2014; Allow access to up to 8 apps, lock everything else
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
- AppLock - Lock apps & Password (4.6@875,502) Ǥ 20 6 many themes available
- LOCKit - App Lock, Photos Vault, Fingerprint Lock (4.5@562,274) 32 13
- Smart AppLock (Privacy Protect) (4.5@189,269) Ǥ 33 11 / Smart AppLock Pro (4@2,959; ~EUR 3.25) Ǥ 24 7 LastUpdate: 2018-12-04
- AppLocker: App Lock, PIN (4.5@182,050) Ǥ 23 12
- Applock (4.4@185,059) Ǥ 20 4
- AppLock (4.4@50,486) Ǥ 21 4
- App Lock (4.3@374,950) 10 2
- Norton App Lock (4.3@165,046) 17 2
- App Locker Master (4.3@16,755) 18 2
- Green App Lock (4.3@12,522) 13 5 LastUpdate: 2018-03-06
- MaxLock (4.3@1,905) Ǥ 7
LastUpdate: 2020-02-14 Github; XDA 3/2018; Intro 3/2018 - AppLock - Fingerprint (4.2@928,645) Ǥ 37 8
- LOCX Applock Lock Apps & Photo (4@220,357) Ǥ 29 11 LastUpdate: 2020-08-10
- App Lock: Locker w/ fingerprint, Parental Control (4@45,566) Ǥ 21 26
- Toolwiz AppLock (Open Source) (4@140) Ǥ 18 2 LastUpdate: 2017-02-14 Github
- AppLock (4@8) 5
LastUpdate: 2019-07-26 Github; fork of Applock; incl. photo on failed attempt - Perfect AppLock(App Protector) (3.9@291,974) 24 11 LastUpdate: 2020-10-15 / Perfect App Lock Pro (3.6@9,344; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 22 8 LastUpdate: 2020-10-12
- Smart App Locker (3.9@65) Ǥ 21 5 LastUpdate: 2017-12-16
- AppDefender (App Lock) (3.8@7,918) 10 1
- ProtectedApps (3.8@152) 4 LastUpdate: 2017-10-19 Xposed based app locker
- Smart Lock (App/Photo) (3.7@84,242) Ǥ 19 3
- Apps Lock & Gallery Hider: AppLock, Gallery Locker (3.3@37,783) Ǥ 27 8 LastUpdate: 2019-06-04
- Restrict Me (0@0) LastUpdate: 2014-09-10 Github; Disallow opening the Settings app when in a restricted profile
- MinMinLock (0@0) LastUpdate: 2014-05-29 Github; XDA with screenshots; Video Review 6/2014; battery-friendly
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)
- 7 Best App Locks for Android (4/2019 - 11/2019)
- Best App Lock Apps for Android (4/2019 - 1/2021)
- Here’s how to lock files and apps with your fingerprint (2/2019)
- Android for Work isoliert und verwaltet Firmendaten (4/2015)
- So versteckt Ihr Dateien und Apps mit Android (10/2014 - 9/2019)
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