You can now hide and lock your applications to boost your mobile privacy and security. Here's how and when you should use it.

For years, Apple didn't provide a built-in way to lock apps with a passcode or biometric authentication unless the app itself offered the option. Thankfully, with iOS 18, this feature is now available on all compatible iPhones.

This detailed guide with screenshots covers how to lock and hide apps on iPhone in iOS 18 for improved security and privacy.

However, a recent report from 9to5Mac has revealed that the hidden apps aren't quite as well hidden as you might like. In theory, a hidden app should not appear without biometric