If you want to show someone something on your iPad but want peace of mind that they can’t get into certain apps, you can lock or hide the apps. Locking an app requires Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode to open it. Information inside a locked app won’t appear in other locations—for example, in CarPlay, notification previews, search, Siri suggestions, or your call history.
When you lock or hide an app on your device, it’s only locked or hidden on that device. The locked or hidden status of an app doesn’t sync with iCloud.
Note: Children under 13 in a Family Sharing group can’t lock or hide apps. Anyone aged 13 to 17 in a Family Sharing group can lock or hide or an app, but a parent or guardian in the family group can see that the app was downloaded and how much time it’s used, and Go to the Home Screen.
Locate the app you want to open.
Tap the app, then authenticate using Face ID (or Touch ID or a passcode).
You can unlock an app so you no longer need to use Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode to open it.
Go to the Home Screen.
Locate the app you want to hide.
Touch and hold the app icon until the Go to the Home Screen.
Swipe left past all your Home Screen pages to go to App Library.
Tap the Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library, then authenticate using Face ID (or Touch ID or a passcode).
To move the app out of the Hidden folder, touch and hold the app, tap Don’t Require Face ID (or Touch ID or Passcode), then authenticate using Face ID (or Touch ID or a passcode).
The app appears near the top of App Library.