Today you will learn how protect your Vivo mobile applications with a password to make them more secure and to prevent anyone from accessing them without you having first communicated this password to them.
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This security method is already present in other customization layers and is extremely useful for apply an additional protective barrier to sensitive applications like banking, apps related to work or your home security
Some applications deserve more protection than others, because the information you can save in an entertainment application, such as Feedly, is not the same as the information you save in the gallery or in your banking application.
How to block apps on your Vivo mobile or tablet
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The free Android
Vivo offers thanks to FuntouchOS the possibility of block access to certain applications with a password, independent of mobile unlocking, this is an additional protection that you can give to applications that you want to protect a little more. To do this, you just need to follow these steps:
- Open the iManager app.
- Click Security Tools.
- Click Application encryption.
- Select the apps you want to lock and set a password.
You can use this security option with any application that you have installed on your smartphone, but it is true that there are applications, such as games, to which it is not worth putting a password.
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The free Android
This is best done with apps like bank, gallery, instant messaging apps, and social media.
You can set a 4-digit password or a longer password, it’s up to you. However, if the mobile has a fingerprint reader, you can also use it to access your blocked applications.
