How To Lock Apps On Infinix Phones Running XOS 5 Cheetah & Above

What is app lock?

Just as the word sounds, it is a way of securing apps that are installed on your smartphone, from being tampered with by intruders.

How to lock apps on Infinix phones running Cheetahg XOS 5

Nowadays, a lot of smartphones come with this feature preinstalled on them, but formerly, in order to enjoy this feature, one would have to install a third-party app from Google Play Store, but anyways, thanks to our smartphones manufacturers who thought it wise to start including this as a default feature on our smartphones.

Infinix happens to be one of those few smartphone manufacturers that have had this feature on their smartphones, since the days of Infinix XOS 2.0 Chameleon.

How to lock apps on Infinix smartphones running XOS 5 Cheetah and above UI (Infinix S4, S5, Hot 8, Note 6, Smart 3 Plus, Smart 4, etc).

Go to your phone’s app drawer and locate the app that says “Phone Master“. NOTE: Make sure it is currently running on its latest version. You can update the app by going to Google’s Play Store, and searching for the Phone Master app.
Now that you’ve open the Phone Master app, and you’ve made sure it is currently running on its latest version, here’s the next thing to do.
- From the phone master’s app interface, you show see an option that says “App Lock“. Tap on it to open it.
- On opening it for the first time, you’ll be asked to draw and confirm an unlock pattern, and you’ll be asked to enter a security question and answer as well, in case you forget your unlock pattern.
- When you’ve done that, a new interface will be opened, where you’ll be asked to select the apps which you wish to be locked.
- So select the apps you want to lock, and that is all. When next you want to open any of those apps, you’ll be requested to either draw your pattern, or make use of your phone’s fingerprint reader. #Cheers..
And in case you want to make use of face unlocking method for your locked apps, here’s what you should do..
- Go back to the app lock interface from the phone master app.
- You should see a vertical three-button key at the top right hand corner of your phone’s screen, tap on it to go to the app lock settings page.
- While in there, you should a handful of options that you can play around with as you wish, but since we came here for face unlock, select the one that says “Face Unlock app lock“.
- When you do that, when next you want to open any of your locked apps, you will required to either draw your unlock pattern, or make use of your fingerprint, or make use of face unlock.