iPhone owners are just realizing ‘color hack’ lets you hide embarrassing apps in plain sight

SOMETIMES you don’t want everyone to see what certain Apps you are using and there is a way to be more incognito about it.

Whether you’re trying to hide an App for dating, health, horoscope, etc – we have all been there, and this trick will save you the embarrassment while using an iPhone.

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The trick was revealed by Laptopmag on “how to camouflage your embarrassing iPhone apps – hide them in plain sight.”

“Hide your Apps from nosybodies.”

It was noted that in order for the trick to work you must have two Apps you want to hide.

You need to because they need to go into a folder.

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Here is a breakdown of how to hide your Apps on an iPhone, per Laptopmag.

1. Search for a solid wallpaper with the hex color 1F1F1F on Google - it is the same hue as an iPhone folder.
2. Download the solid-color wallpaper
3. Set your wallpaper as the hex color 1F1F1F image
4. Open shortcuts and tap on the plus button
5. Tap “add action”
6. Open App
7.  In the Open App page, tap “App."
8. Scroll for one of the two apps you want to hide
9. Tap on Open App and tap on “Add to Home Screen,”
10.  Press and hold the icon next to “New Shortcut,” and tap “Choose Photo.” 
11. Select the 1F1F1F photo (the same one that’s currently your wallpaper). Now, the offending app is the same color as the wallpaper and iPhone folder.
12. Select the 1F1F1F photo (the same one that’s currently your wallpaper). Now, the offending app is the same color as the wallpaper and iPhone folder.

You need to repeat steps four through eight for it to be completed.

The new Apps will be called “New Shortcut” and then drag them into each other to create the folder.

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Lastly, delete the name “Bookmark” from the folder.