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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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- Kids Zone - Parental Controls (4.2@964) Ǥ 15
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LastUpdate: 2018-08-12 - Parental Control Kroha (4@705) Ǥ 21 3
- Parental Control - Kids Place (3.9@45,376) Ǥ 31 4
- KidsWorld: safe place for kids (3.7@6,116) Ǥ 15 20 LastUpdate: 2018-12-04
- Kid’s Shell - Safe Kid Launche (3.7@4,489) Ǥ 26 2 LastUpdate: 2020-03-17
- App Kids: Kids mode (3.4@1,766) Ǥ 18 1
- 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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- AppLocker: App Lock, PIN (5@208,207) Ǥ 26 29
- 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 & Pin lock (4.6@1,015,416) Ǥ 20 7 many themes available
- Applock (4.6@197,379) Ǥ 21 6
- AppLock (4.4@50,475) Ǥ 21 4
- App Lock (4.3@374,948) 10 2
- App Locker Master (4.3@17,022) 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 - Smart AppLock (Privacy Protec (4.3@1,053) Ǥ 35 18 / Smart AppLock Pro (4.2@23; ~EUR 3.25) Ǥ 24 7 LastUpdate: 2018-12-04
- AppLock - Fingerprint (4.2@948,995) Ǥ 38 5
- Norton App Lock (4.1@173,306) 17 2
- 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
- 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 - Smart App Locker (3.9@65) Ǥ 21 5 LastUpdate: 2017-12-16
- AppDefender (App Lock) (3.8@7,938) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2021-08-20
- ProtectedApps (3.8@152) 4 LastUpdate: 2017-10-19 Xposed based app locker
- Perfect AppLock(App Protector) (3.7@292,885) Ǥ 24 11 / Perfect App Lock Pro (3.6@9,339; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 22 8
- Smart Lock (App/Photo) (3.7@84,151) Ǥ 19 3 LastUpdate: 2020-12-22
- Apps Lock & Gallery Hider (3.3@37,717) Ǥ 25 9
- Amarok (0@0) 9
Github; hide apps & files - 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)
- Best App Lock Apps for Android (4/2019 - 1/2021)
- Here’s how to lock files and apps with your fingerprint (2/2019 - 2/2022)
- 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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