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How to Lock or Hide an App on Android

If you want to keep certain apps out of the reach of other people, you can lock or hide those apps on your Android phone.
Android Authority

You can now lock sensitive WhatsApp chats with a secret code

WhatsApp is rolling out a new Secret Code feature to make chats more private. Users will be able to lock individual chats and the Locked Chats folder with a Secret Code. The feature should be ...
Engadget

Airbnb will let hosts send you smart lock codes through its app

Winter is almost upon us and Airbnb has announced a new feature that could help folks avoid fumbling for keys while wearing a bunch of layers. Starting in the US and Canada later this year, Airbnb ...
Android Authority

Here's how Android 15 protects your two-factor authentication codes from malicious apps

Android 15 blocks untrusted apps from reading sensitive notifications, even if they have permission to read all notifications. Before Android 15, apps with notification access were able to read all ...
9to5Mac

iOS 18 includes these new privacy features: Lock and hide apps, improved contact permissions, more

Apple Intelligence (AI) is Apple’s entry into the hottest emerging trend of 2024: artificial intelligence (AI). See what they did there? Apple Intelligence consists of a suite of features aimed at ...
techtimes

Airbnb Offers Hosts a Feature to Send Smart Lock Codes to Guests via the App, More Features Announced

The Holiday season is coming, and Winter too, with Airbnb announcing its latest feature coming for hosts that will allow them to share the smart lock codes via the app to their guests who rented the ...