Hide the apps installed on your phone with this Android 15 feature

With the introduction of Android 15, Google has taken a significant step towards improving the security and privacy of its users through the “Private Space” function. This new feature allows users to hide applications installed on their phones, creating a secure and separate environment for those applications that contain sensitive or confidential information.

What is private space on Android?

The “Private Space” works as a kind of “digital safe” within the Android device, offering several advanced layers of protection. Natively integrated into Android 15, this space ensures that the applications stored on it are isolated from the rest of the operating system. This not only protects the data contained in such applications, but also hides their notifications from the main work area, thus maintaining user privacy.

What advantages does private space offer?

One of the main advantages of this function is that requires additional authentication to access the “Private Space”. Users can set a separate locking method, such as a PIN, password, or biometric authentication, which Ensures that only users can access protected applications. This extra layer of security is crucial to maintaining the confidentiality of personal, banking, health or work information that may be stored on the phone.

In addition to advanced protection, the “Private Space” offers a hiding option, meaning your existence can be kept completely confidential. This feature is especially useful for those who want greater discretion over the applications they use and the information they handle.

From an organizational perspective, “Private Space” allows you to separate sensitive applications from the rest, facilitating their access and control. This not only improves security, but also helps users maintain better order on their devices, avoiding the mixing of personal and sensitive applications with general-purpose ones.

What are the apps that you should send to the “Private Space”?

To make the most of this functionality, it is advisable to store all those applications that manage critical information in the “Private Space”. Banking, health, work or any other applications that handle personal data must be transferred to this secure environment. Additionally, setting up a separate lock for the “Private Space” adds an extra layer of protection, ensuring that even if someone manages to access the phone, they will not be able to enter this space without the required authentication.

In addition to the “Private Space”, Android 15 introduces the “Theft Detection” feature, which uses artificial intelligence to identify suspicious behavior, such as sudden movements that could indicate that the phone has been snatched. In such cases, the device is automatically locked to protect user data and makes it difficult to resell the device by requiring Google account credentials for setup after a factory reset.

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