With iOS 18, Apple now offers the ability to lock and hide certain apps on your device. Whenever you want to access the app, you have to input a passcode or biometric authentication to open it.

When you lock an app on Android, you immediately restrict access on your phone. Here are the steps to follow to lock an app via App Pinning.

Here's how you can lock and hide apps on your iPhone running iOS 18. The upcoming iPhone software update will launch during the fall season and is currently available in its developer beta version.

Here's how to lock and hide your iPhone apps for an extra layer of security. You can also check out all the features iOS 26 will likely bring to your iPhone this fall. How to lock your iPhone apps 1.

One UI 7 could bring a new feature called “App Lock” to Galaxy devices. This would add yet another way for Galaxy owners to lock their apps.