hiding the messaging icon?

[mhuggins]

ok i was asked this question by a friend who wants to come to android from blackberry. On her blackberry she is able to hide app icons and folders. Is there away to hide the messenger app or any other app? Thanks in advance.....

 

[vbockius]

By "hide" do you mean not see on your home screen? If so then yes you can delete any app icons on your home screens, just long press and drag to bottom of screen......but they will still show up when you press the circled arrow to bring up your app drawer...

 

[mhuggins]

yeah i know that one but she wants to hide it even in the app drawer

 

[vbockius]

then how would you open it? Don't think it's possible.......

 

[Glenn]

yeah i know that one but she wants to hide it even in the app drawer

If your friend installs an alternate Launcher, like ADW, she can organize the apps in her app drawer into different categories. Just make it so that her default category doesn't include apps she doesn't want to see.

 

[User One]

Sounds kinda "suspect" to me....lol

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[robkort]

Adao file manager from the market can do that.

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[ecoleye]

Maybe "your friend" should just use a lock screen?

 

[balansboy]

I get it. That's one feature i like about Blackberry over Android ( and I love my Android). You could hide Icons. I would love to be able to hide all the bloatware icons that I will never use without having to use a non-stock launcher.

 

[mhuggins]

ok had her try the ADW launcher and the only thing that it does is put it on another page and the ADAO file manager i couldnt get it to hide anything... the next thing she is trying is handscent but for some reason the security lock only works on the handscent app not the native messenger whereas on my evo it locks both..... any ideas ..... oh and ROBKORT is there something i missed with that app to hide if so please let me know

 

[robkort]

GoLauncher can also hide icons.

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[mhuggins]

GoLauncher can also hide icons.

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That's it that one worked flawlessly..... Thanks bro

 

[robkort]

No problem.

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