在这个互联网时代，几乎没有人不使用个人电脑或智能手机。智能手机(Smartphones)可以访问大量数据并包含许多敏感的人员消息和信息，落入坏人之手可能会造成极大的灾难性后果。因此，如果有人想使用我们的手机，必须确保他无权访问我们的数据。为了保护自己免受此类调查者的侵害，我们使用了应用程序(App)储物柜。
我们都知道App Locker是什么吗？不过，在详细介绍2022 年适用于Android的最佳(Android)App Locker之前，让我们先简单了解一下App Locker是什么？App Locker是一种安全功能(security feature)或软件程序(software program)，可防止在没有密码的情况下访问您的应用程序。如果一个人没有密码，他就不能破坏您的数据或文件。
因此，App Locker是一组为保护您的私人文档而简单创建的应用程序。因此，使用App Locker后，您无需担心任何人（可能是朋友、同事或家人(family member)）未经您的许可擅自侵入您的文件。可以随时随地下载应用程序储物柜。
2022 年适用于 Android 的 20 个最佳应用储物柜(20 Best App Lockers For Android in 2022)
下面讨论了一些我们可以下载的 2022 年最好的Android应用程序储物柜：
1. App Lock (By Do Mobile Lab)
此应用程序是Play 商店(play store)上最好的、免费下载且最受欢迎的应用程序之一，可在Android上使用。它带有许多功能。 此应用程序锁定来电，并为您锁定的应用程序添加假掩护，帮助防止未经授权的访问。它通过设置密码、生成 PIN 或使用指纹( setting a password, or generation of a PIN or the use of fingerprint.)来保护您手机上的任何应用程序不被任何第三方卸载。
此应用程序(App)还允许将照片和视频从画廊隐藏和存储(hiding and storing)到私人保险库中。它通过删除缓存(cache memory)和清理手机来加速手机。此应用程序还提供了使用任何配置文件、从任何位置、在任何时间锁定应用程序的选项。高级功能可以通过捐赠或允许使用广告来解锁。
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2.诺顿Applock(2. Norton Applock)
大多数人都知道诺顿是杀毒软件(Norton as antivirus software)。没有多少人知道它是一款免费安装、轻量级、快速且无广告的Android应用程序储物柜(app locker)。诺顿应用程序(Norton app)锁还可以通过生成四位数PIN或设置密码或使用(password or use)指纹或图案来保护应用程序免受不必要的访问。除了应用程序锁定(app locking)选项外，它还有助于保护数据、照片和视频免受不必要的入侵。
此应用程序锁(app lock)还可以防止任何第三方入侵者卸载应用程序。除此之外，它还使用称为潜行峰值功能的功能占用了输入错误(sneak-peak feature.)引脚或图案(pin or pattern)超过 3 次的入侵者的足迹。
简单易用的Norton 应用程序(Norton app)锁定器还推荐了一个应用程序列表，以帮助您了解应该锁定哪些应用程序。总的来说，它可以被认为是一个合适的选择，一个功能丰富的应用程序，可以出色地完成工作。
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3.完美的Applock(3. Perfect Applock)
这是一个广告支持的免费使用应用程序，其付费版本没有广告。免费版和付费版之间没有其他区别。此应用程序有助于锁定蓝牙(Bluetooth)、Wi-Fi和互联网数据，并通过其屏幕过滤功能(screen filter feature)，您可以增加或减少单个应用程序的亮度。它还具有不需要的屏幕旋转属性(screen rotation attribute)，通过使用旋转锁定(rotation lock)，您可以防止屏幕不必要的旋转。
除了上述之外，它还充当看门狗，通过它获取足迹或单击输入错误(watchdog)引脚或图案(pin or pattern)超过 3 次的入侵者的图片。它还可以保护应用程序并保护您设备上的任何应用程序免遭使用手势、模式或生成四位数PIN的意外访问。Perfect Applock还可以锁定呼出和呼入。(Applock can also lock outgoing and incoming calls.)
您也可以通过使用SMS 设施(SMS facility)远程使用此应用程序。它通过在锁定的应用程序上显示虚假错误消息来迷惑人们。由于(Due)上述功能，它也被评为最好的应用程序储物柜，证明了它的名字。
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4. Smart App Lock Pro（应用保护）(4. Smart App Lock Pro (App protect))
它是Android上免费提供的最佳应用锁定(app lock)器列表中的另一个应用。这是一个简单、干净、轻量级、完全更新的应用程序。免费版是带广告的，而高级版是无广告的。此应用程序有助于锁定您手机的应用程序、私人数据、来电和设置。它允许更改图标以隐藏秘密拨号器中的应用程序锁定(app lock)。
您可以使用存储在智能手机上的指纹传感器或设置(fingerprint sensor)屏幕锁定模式(screen lock pattern)来锁定您的手机屏幕作为一项安全功能(safety feature)。除了上述安全功能(safety feature)外，它还可以防止通过使用密码或手势进行不必要的入侵。
此应用程序的最佳功能之一是它点击入侵者的照片并向您发送电子邮件，让您在未来变得更加小心。
如前所述，在三星(Samsung)设备上，除了指纹扫描功能外，它还提供重启时自动启动、闯入警报和延迟应用程序锁定。(app lock)此应用程序允许更改图标以隐藏秘密拨号器中的应用程序锁定(app lock)。
此应用程序的唯一缺点是，如果任何人都知道您已安装此应用程序，则很容易卸载。这是一个显着的缺点。
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5. 应用锁 – 指纹（由 SpSoft 提供）(5. App Lock – Fingerprint (By SpSoft))
这个用户友好的应用程序有 30 种不同的语言版本，具有很多功能。与其他应用程序中的安全功能(security feature)一样，此应用程序使用PIN 码(PIN)、图案或指纹扫描仪系统(fingerprint scanner system)进行保护和锁定(protection and locking)。它还提供屏幕背光和屏幕旋转锁定应用程序(locking apps)，为每个锁定应用程序提供不同的密码。在这些被锁定的应用程序之上，它还提供了一个假图标，这样任何人都无法找到锁定的应用程序(locking apps)。
如果有人试图通过强行解锁您的应用程序来侵入，它会拍下该人的照片并通过您的电子邮件发送给您。
另请阅读：(Also Read:) 10 个最佳 Android 屏幕录像机应用程序(Best Android Screen Recorder Apps)
此应用程序的高级版包括免费版的所有功能，唯一的广告除外，即高级版没有任何广告。在这里说免费版虽然有广告可能没有错，但它们是有限的，但是是的，它们是存在的，它并不是没有广告。
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6. 应用锁 – 常春藤移动(6. App Lock – By Ivy Mobile)
App Lock由Ivy Mobile提供，可免费下载 app locker，它可以锁定您手机上的任何应用程序。它有助于保护许多应用程序，例如照片、视频、联系人、电子邮件、画廊以及智能手机上的几乎所有其他应用程序。唯一的问题是这个应用程序支持广告，这在使用过程中可能会非常令人不安。
作为其他应用程序中的安全功能，此应用程序使用PIN或模式锁定(pattern lock)系统来保护您的应用程序。它提供的附加功能是使用随机键盘，并且它还可以隐藏图案锁(pattern lock)，使其对任何偷窥者都不可见。
这个Ivy Mobile 应用(Ivy Mobile app)锁会拍摄任何使用错误密码强行打开应用程序但无法解锁应用程序的人的照片。它提供了一个选项，(option wherein)如果您不希望其他人看到您正在使用Applock；您可以用计算器、日历、记事本等假图标替换或更改Ivy Moblie Applock 。
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7. Applocker，BGN Mobile(7. Applocker, by BGN Mobile)
这个应用锁(app lock)使用简单，免费，可以通过Google play订阅。与其他应用程序锁定(app lock)器类似，它会锁定您的应用程序，为入侵者提供完全的隐私。它使用PIN或模式锁定系统来保护您的应用程序。它还可以防止应用程序卸载并防止其他用户卸载您的应用程序。
它需要入侵者的自拍，他试图闯入并强行尝试使用错误的密码打开您的设备。它与其他应用程序中的安全功能(security feature)类似，使用指纹扫描仪(fingerprint scanner system)保护系统来满足您的安全要求。
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8.麦克斯洛克(8. Maxlock)
这是一个完全免费的应用程序锁(app lock)，因为它是最近推出的新应用程序，它解锁了目前可用的最新功能。基于Xpose d 框架(d framework)，它只适用于那些安装了Xpose的设备。Xpose d 框架(d framework)本身并没有多大作用。(Xpose)尽管如此，它仅有助于安装其他应用程序，这些应用程序不仅可以修改您的手机外观，还可以提高设备的性能，同时延长电池寿命(battery life)。
此应用程序可帮助您使用PIN(PIN)或图案或敲开的代码/密码锁定您的应用程序。这个开源应用程序有一个假的崩溃功能(crash feature)，允许欺骗入侵者进入一个崩溃的应用程序。如果您不想使用此功能，它提供了一个主开关(master switch)，您可以使用它轻松禁用该功能。此应用程序还允许您删除窗口中应用程序的缩略图。
该应用程序的高级版本可通过捐赠获得，该版本增加了重新锁定延迟宽限期(grace period)等功能，也称为I.Mod 功能(I.Mod feature)。除上述内容外，此版本还提供有关登录尝试失败的详细信息以及恢复或备份锁定的应用程序列表的功能。
此应用程序的唯一缺点是它仅适用于智能手机和平板电脑等根深蒂固的Android设备。(Android)这是一个主要缺点，因为设备的生根可以推翻制造商对设备施加的限制或约束，这可能会导致安全性和稳定性问题(security and stability concerns)，并使设备的保修失效。
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9. 手指安全(9. Finger Security)
免费提供，这是最古老的 Android 应用程序之一，也是第一个引入指纹应用程序锁定功能(fingerprint app lock feature)的应用程序，可以使用指纹锁定应用程序。如果指纹不起作用，那么它也允许密码和密码选项(pin and password option)。
这个应用程序，在其高级版本中，提供了几种不同类型的壁纸用作锁屏(lock screen)的背景，使您可以在背景中使用您最喜欢的图像。画廊中的图像也可以用作背景，以防您对壁纸不感兴趣。
此应用程序还检测并拍摄试图闯入并强行尝试使用错误密码打开您的设备的入侵者的照片。它还确保应用程序数据和最近执行的活动和任务的列表不会显示在设备屏幕(device screen)上并使其可见。
如果有人试图恶作剧，此应用程序还可以防止卸载该应用程序。它还提供了假崩溃和重新锁定应用程序功能和许多其他功能的延迟选项。
它还具有设置安全位置选项(location option)，这意味着使用Google智能锁，您可以选择您的手机在预先批准的、已知的安全和可信赖的条件下解锁，同时兼顾安全性和便利性(security and convenience)。在所有其他时间，它会被锁定并需要使用PIN 码(PIN)、图案或密码(pattern or password)等才能打开使用。因此，它提供了双重舒适性、安全性和易用性。
总而言之，这是一个很好的应用程序，在其免费版本中具有基本功能，但在高级版本中具有许多功能，如所讨论的。
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10. KeepSafe Applock
此应用程序锁(app lock)可确保您所有应用程序的安全，并根据您的喜好锁定任何应用程序。打开此应用程序后，您将获得有关如何设置(Setup)的正确指导，以便您充分利用此应用程序。另一个最好的部分是该应用程序完全没有应用程序内购买的广告，而免费版本显示广告。
它为所有应用程序提供安全性，并提供通过PIN 码(PIN)、图案或指纹锁定手机的灵活性。您还可以隐藏您的PIN 码和图案(PIN and pattern)以防窥探。它为您提供了更多选项，您可以设置应用程序重新锁定的延迟，并且该应用程序还可以防止其卸载。
另请阅读：(Also Read:) 13款最佳免费密码管理器软件(Best Free Password Manager Software)
它具有清晰且良好的用户界面(user interface)。此应用程序可用的另一个不错的选择是暂时禁用该应用程序几个小时。它有一个显示广告的免费版本；但是，可以通过进行应用内购买来禁用这些广告。
它为您提供了额外的选项，您可以在其中设置应用程序重新锁定的延迟，并且该应用程序还可以防止其卸载。总的来说，它是一个简单易用的应用程序，使用起来没有任何复杂性。
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11. 隐私骑士 Applock(11. Privacy Knight Applock)
在 2022 年的 Applocker 列表中，这是一个很好的免费安装应用程序，英文版。不幸的是，它不是一个非常受欢迎的应用程序，原因不明，但有很多功能可以保护您的(English)应用程序和隐私(apps and privacy)。根据其名称，它通过删除主页上可见的所有应用程序来提供完全的隐私。该应用程序的另一个亮点是它是一款无广告应用程序，可以避免不必要的干扰，而且没有应用内购买。
此应用程序的另一个优点是它提供了使用PIN或模式锁定来锁定应用程序的不同方法。除了打击或摇晃之外，您还可以使用指纹扫描(fingerprint scan)、面部跟踪或任何伪装掩护（如崩溃消息）来解锁您的应用程序来锁定您的应用程序。(face tracking)
它允许您在单独的媒体库中隐藏您的私人和个人照片和视频，以免被窥探，这也需要密码才能访问。它还隐藏来自应用程序、SMS消息、社交媒体图标和您的联系人列表的通知预览。它不仅可以防止应用程序卸载，还可以让您选择隐藏哪个应用程序，而不是隐藏所有应用程序等(toto etc)。等等。
它还可以帮助您了解不受欢迎的入侵者，他们试图通过单击他们的图片并记录他或她的详细信息来使用错误的密码打开您的设备失败。这是一个非常好的功能，以防手机被盗或信息泄露(information leakage)。它几乎具有应用程序储物柜(app locker)所需的所有功能，并且在这方面做得很好。
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12. AppLock - 指纹和密码(AppLock – Fingerprint & Password)（由SailingLab 提供(SailingLab)）
SailingLab的这个应用程序储物柜(app locker)可以免费安装应用程序内购买的应用程序。这是另一个值得一提的应用程序，因为它是一个功能丰富的应用程序储物柜(app locker)。它可以帮助您使用PIN或图案锁或指纹(lock or fingerprint)锁定您的应用程序，以避免未经授权的用户进行未经授权的访问。您可以将照片和视频存储在安全的照片库(photo vault)中，以免被不受欢迎的人看到。
它还可以通过让您了解谁试图通过拍摄他的照片来尝试打开您的设备但未成功来防止入侵者。它还通过隐藏从敏感应用程序的各种聊天中收到的通知来防止SMS消息中的漏洞。(SMS)
这个应用程序的唯一缺点是它没有广告，而且你会在锁定屏幕(lock screen)上看到一些广告，这可能会分散注意力，有时会令人讨厌。除了这个缺点，它是一个不错的应用程序，值得推荐。
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13. 智能手机应用锁
这是另一个免费安装应用程序内购买的应用程序。它是Play 商店中最新的和新的(play store)应用程序储物柜(app locker)之一。这个应用程序储物柜(app locker)尽管是新的，但因其非常好的用户界面(user interface)和严肃、直截了当、直接的功能而获得了关注。它可以帮助您使用PIN或图案锁或指纹来锁定您的设备，具体取决于您的首选方法。
其名为“配置文件”的独特功能可帮助您根据应用程序的使用情况对应用程序进行分类和标记，例如一般、敏感、社交和支付应用程序。它使您可以根据自己的喜好灵活地创建自己的个人资料，包括应用程序。
您可以一键为所有应用程序创建一组规则，避免诸如解锁每个应用程序的权限以及一键打开特定类别的所有应用程序（例如(category e.g.)社交应用程序）等令人头疼的问题。
除上述功能外，为避免其他人卸载应用，您还可以将其设置为管理员(Administrator)，否则属于系统级权限，不建议干扰系统。
顾名思义，它是一个智能应用程序储物柜(app locker)，可以毫不犹豫地用于锁定您的设备和其他应用程序。
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14.LOCKit Applocker
这是另一个免费但轻巧且功能强大的Android应用储物柜，没有应用内购买。它还可以方便地使用PIN或图案锁定手机屏幕。(phone screen)在绘制图案以解锁屏幕时，可以隐藏图案路径并使其不可见，这样任何人都看不到图案锁定(pattern lock)，或者它可以为此目的使用随机键盘。
使用此应用程序锁(app lock)，您可以隐藏您的私人和个人照片和视频，方法是从图库中删除它们并将它们放置在只有您可以访问的单独保险库中，以防止不需要的、好奇的和永远好奇的眼睛。它甚至可以锁定您手机上的任何应用程序和其他设置。此外，它还可以防止卸载任何锁定的应用程序。
此应用程序锁(app lock)具有省电模式，可对任何试图通过使用错误密码 PIN 或图案(password PIN or pattern)强行进入的入侵者进行自拍。它有一个内置的扫描仪，可以扫描您的文件。它还有一个电话助推器(phone booster)和一个通知清理器(notification cleaner)，可以清除所有过时的通知，还可以控制哪些通知应该从您手机上的其他应用程序中显示。它还删除了出现在其他应用程序通知中但包含它们自己的广告的广告。
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15. 应用安全锁
此应用锁(app lock)具有良好且易于使用的用户界面(user interface)，有助于确保您的手机安全无虞(phone secure)。在安装此应用程序时，它允许设置密码。此应用程序允许使用指纹密码(fingerprint password)，仅当且仅当；您的Android 版本(Android version)高于Android 6.0。它还提供忘记密码功能(forget password facility)，以防您忘记密码。稍后，您可以使用重置密码选项并(reset password option and reset)使用新密码进行重置。
另请阅读：(Also read:)为什么您的智能手机电池(smartphone battery)充电缓慢？
是什么让这个应用程序成为Android上最好的 Applock是它不会与任何第三方共享您的个人详细信息。它具有非常好的电池性能(battery performance)，由于没有广告，电池续航时间更长，否则会消耗大量电池电量(battery power)。它还可以提高应用程序的性能，而不会在不良广告重复上浪费时间。(time wastage)
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16. LOCX Applocker
与其他应用锁相比，LOCX 应用锁(LOCX App Lock)重量轻，APK 文件为 1.8 MB(MB APK file)，使用的存储空间更少，并且在操作上也比其他应用程序快得多，这是该应用程序的一大优势。重量轻，它是一个真正的功能丰富的应用程序储物柜(app locker)，只需轻按一下即可启用或禁用应用程序。
它还具有由该领域最优秀的人设计的 非常好的、有吸引力的独特和迷人的锁屏壁纸。(lock screen)
它可以保护您的照片并将其保存在一个安全的照片库(photo vault)中，该库只能通过正确的PIN 码或图案(PIN or pattern)打开。通过将所有个人和私人视频锁定在视频库(video vault)中，窥探者可以看不到它们，这不是所有人都知道的。
使用密码，您甚至可以锁定您的电子邮件、联系人、消息、图库和电话设置，而无需担心运动鞋和入侵者。它还使您的锁屏密码(lock screen password)对任何侵入者或徘徊者(trespasser or prowler)都不可见。
这个应用锁(app locker)的另一个好处是短暂退出后返回应用时不需要重新锁定，避免应用频繁解锁和平滑。(Re-lock)
它还可以帮助您隐藏和加密Whatsapp、Facebook、Twitter或Instagram 上(Instagram)的聊天，并使其成为您和目标对象之间的私密。任何第三方都不能使用LOCX 应用程序(LOCX app)锁了解它。
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17. KewlApps 的 Applock
Android上免费的简洁明了的应用程序储物柜(app locker)可以使用PIN、图案(Pattern)或指纹锁定任何应用程序。它的高级版本不是免费的，但价格非常适中。它支持英语(English)以外的十多种不同的语言。
除了通过使用PIN 码(PIN)、图案或指纹锁定现有应用程序来保护现有应用程序之外，还可以主动保护下载的任何新应用程序。
它还可以帮助您了解不受欢迎的入侵者，他们试图通过单击他们的图片以错误的密码或使用不正确的PIN 码打开您的设备失败。(PIN)
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18.CM Applocker
CM App Lock是一个 android Applocker，可以保护您的数据免受不必要的入侵。它通过使用PIN或图案、密码或指纹锁锁定(fingerprint lock)手机屏幕(phone screen)来保护手机及其数据的安全。
它还通过使用将个人照片和视频锁定给入侵者的方法来隐藏不受欢迎的徘徊者不断窥探的个人照片和视频。(photos and videos)它只允许查看有权解锁存储库(storage vault)的人员。
这个应用程序还可以拍摄任何试图通过错误密码访问数据、照片、视频等的入侵者的自拍照。
此应用程序还通过允许更改后屏幕的颜色和根据您的要求设置主题来增强锁屏的美感。(lock screen)除了以上功能外，它还可以作为应用程序清理器(app cleaner)，清理手机病毒，提高手机速度(phone speed)。
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19. 私有区域应用锁
它具有示例性的用户界面(user interface)，可实现快速轻松的设置。此外，它可以保护您的照片和视频的安全，通过使用PIN或数字密码锁定它们，从而将它们从不需要的徘徊者中隐藏起来。
作为父母，您可以通过锁定作为儿童锁(child lock)来防止孩子玩游戏和不必要地浪费时间在无用的事情上。
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此外，它还可以清理手机的浏览历史记录，从而提高下载任何文档的速度。
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20.敲门锁
它看起来与其他应用储物柜不同，但安装并打开后，它具有出色的用户界面(user interface)，完全解释了其功能，安装后易于使用。它还有一个非常棒的、有吸引力的高清锁(Hi-Definition lock)屏，带有自定义日期和时间格式(custom date and time format)，让您在使用这个应用程序时可以看到日期和时间。(date and time)
作为 android 的另一个优秀应用程序储物柜(app locker)，它提供了电话锁定(phone lock)功能，可保护您的数据不落入坏人之手。没有汤姆(Tom)、迪克(Dick)或哈利(Harry)的自由意志可以看到您的信息。此应用程序还有助于意外拨打虚假电话。
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可能会注意到Apex启动器更像是一个启动器，而不是一个应用程序储物柜(app locker)，所以我没有将它包含在上面的文章中。虽然还有更多app locker可供使用，但我尝试在Play 商店(Play store)列出2022 年适用于Android的最佳 App locker 。
20 Best App Lockers For Android in 2022
There is hardly anyone in this age of thе internet that does not use a PC or a Smartphone. Smartphоnes enable access to a lot of data and contain many senѕitive personnel messages and information that, falls into the wrong hands can be highly disastrous. So if someonе wants to use our phone, it must be ensured that he does not have access to our data. To safeguard ourselves from suсh inquisitors, we make use of App lockers.
Do we all know what an App Locker is? Nevertheless, before detailing the Best App Lockers for Android in 2022, let us begin our discussion with a brief understanding of what an App Locker is? An App Locker is a security feature or a software program that prevents access to your apps without a password. If a person does not have a password, he cannot breach your data or files.
So an App Locker is a set of apps that are simply created to secure your private documents. Thus with the use of an App Locker, you are free of the fear of anyone, maybe a friend, colleague, or a family member trespassing into your documents without your permission. An app locker can be downloaded from any place and at any time.
20 Best App Lockers For Android in 2022
Some of the best app lockers for Android in 2022, which we can download, are discussed below:
1. App Lock (By Do Mobile Lab)
This app is one of the best, free to download, and most popular apps for use on Android available on the play store. It comes with many features. This app locks incoming calls and adds a fake cover to your locked apps, helping against unauthorized access. It protects any app on your phone from being uninstalled by any third person by setting a password, or generation of a PIN or the use of fingerprint.
This App also allows for hiding and storing of photos and videos from the gallery into a private vault. It speeds up the phone by deleting its cache memory and cleaning the phone. This app also provides the option of locking an app using any profile, from any location, and at any time. Premium features can be unlocked by making a donation or allowing the use of ads.
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2. Norton Applock
Most of the people know Norton as antivirus software. Not many know it as a free-to-install, lightweight, fast ad-free app locker for android. The Norton app lock also protects apps against unwanted access by the generation of a four-digit PIN or the setting up of the password or use of fingerprint or a pattern. Besides the option of app locking, it also helps to secure data, photos, and videos from uncalled-for ingresses.
This app lock is also known to protect against the uninstallation of apps by any third-party intruder. In addition to this, it also takes a footprint of intruders who enter a wrong pin or pattern more than three times using a feature called a sneak-peak feature.
The simple to use Norton app locker also recommends a list of apps to help you know which apps should be locked. Overall, it can be considered as an appropriate choice, a feature-filled app that performs its job with excellence.
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3. Perfect Applock
It is an ad-supported free to use the app with its paid version being free of ads. There is no other difference between the free and paid versions. This app helps lock Bluetooth, Wi-fi, and internet data, and with its screen filter feature, you can increase or decrease the brightness of individual apps. It also has an unwanted screen rotation attribute, which by using a rotation lock, you can prevent unwanted rotation of the screen.
In addition to the above, it acts as a watchdog whereby it takes a footprint or clicks a picture of an intruder who enters a wrong pin or pattern more than three times. It also protects apps and secures any application on your device against unwanted access using a gesture, a pattern, or by the generation of a four-digit PIN. Perfect Applock can also lock outgoing and incoming calls.
You can use this app remotely also through the use of an SMS facility. It confuses people through a display of fake error messages on locked apps. Due to the above features, it is also rated amongst the best app lockers, justifying its name.
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4. Smart App Lock Pro (App protect)
It is another app in the list of best app lockers available free of cost on Android. It’s a simple, clean, lightweight, fully updated app. The free version is with ads, whereas the prime version is sans ads. This app helps to lock your phone’s apps, private data, incoming calls, and settings. It allows a change of the icon to hide the app lock in a secret dialer.
You can use the fingerprint sensor stored on your smartphone or set a screen lock pattern to lock your mobile screen as a safety feature. Besides the above safety features, it also prevents unwanted ingress through the use of a password or a gesture.
One of the best features of this app is it clicks on the photo of an intruder and sends you an email, enabling you to become careful in the future.
On Samsung devices, it provides auto-start upon reboot, break-in alerts, and delayed app locking besides the fingerprint scanning capabilities, as discussed earlier. This app allows a change of icon to hide the app lock in a secret dialer.
The only drawback of this app is that it is easy to uninstall if it is known to anyone that you have installed this app. This is a significant drawback.
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5. App Lock – Fingerprint (By SpSoft)
This user-friendly app, available in thirty different languages, has a lot of features. Like the security feature in other apps, this app uses a PIN, a pattern, or a fingerprint scanner system of protection and locking. It also provides screen backlight and screen rotation locking apps to provide different passwords for each locking app. On top of these locked apps, it also provides a fake icon so that no one can find the locking apps.
If any person tries to ingress by unlocking your apps forcibly, it takes a picture of the person and sends it across to you through your email.
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The premium version of this app includes all features of the free version with the only exception of ads, i.e., the premier version does not have any ads. It may not be wrong to say here that though the free version has ads, they are a limited few, but yes, they are present, it is not bereft of ads.
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6. App Lock – By Ivy Mobile
App Lock, by Ivy Mobile, is free to download app locker, which can lock any app on your mobile. It helps protect many applications like photos, videos, contacts, email, galleries, and almost any other application on the smartphone. The only issue is that this app supports ads, which can be quite disturbing during use.
As the security features in other apps, this app uses a PIN or a pattern locking system to protect your applications. The additional feature it provides is the use of a random keyboard, and it can also hide the pattern lock, making it invisible to any peeping tom.
This Ivy Mobile app lock takes a picture of anyone who forcibly tries to open using a wrong password and fails to unlock the apps. It provides an option wherein if you do not want others to see you are using an Applock; you can replace or change the Ivy Moblie Applock with a fake icon like a calculator, calendar, notepad, etc., etc.
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7. Applocker, by BGN Mobile
This app lock is simple and free to use the app and can be subscribed through Google play. Similar to other app lockers, it locks your apps providing complete privacy from intruders. It uses a PIN or a pattern locking system to protect your applications. It also protects against app uninstallation and prevents other users from uninstalling your apps.
It takes the selfie of an intruder who tries to break in and forcibly tries to open your device using the wrong password. It, similar to the security feature in other apps, uses a fingerprint scanner system of protection to meet your security requirements.
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8. Maxlock
This is a totally free app lock, and because it is a new app launched recently, it unlocks the latest features available as of today. Based on the Xposed framework, it will work only on those devices which have Xpose installed on them. An Xposed framework by itself does not do much. Still, it only helps in installing other apps which not only modify the looks of your mobile but also increases the performance of the device besides enhancing battery life.
This app helps lock your application with a PIN or a pattern or a knocked code/password. This open-source app has a fake crash feature that allows tricking the intruder into a crashed app. In case you do not want to use this feature, it provides a master switch using which you can easily disable the feature. This app also allows you to remove the thumbnail of apps in your window.
The premium version of the app is available through donations, and this version adds features like a grace period for delay in re-locking, also referred to as the I.Mod feature. In addition to the above, this version also provides detailed information about failed log-in attempts and the facility to restore or back up the locked app list.
This app’s only drawback is that it is available for rooted Android devices like smartphones and tablets only. This is a major drawback as rooting of a device enables overruling of the limitations or restrictions imposed on the device by the manufacturer, which can cause security and stability concerns and nullify the warranty of a device.
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9. Finger Security
Available free of cost, this is one of the oldest Android apps and was the first app to introduce the fingerprint app lock feature, enabling locking of apps using fingerprint. In case the fingerprint is not working, then it allows the pin and password option too.
This app, in its premium version, provides several different types of wallpapers for use as a background of the lock screen, enabling the use of your favorite images in the background. Images in the gallery can also be used as background, in case wallpapers do not interest you.
This app also detects and takes pictures of an intruder who tries to break in and forcibly tries to open your device using the wrong password. It also ensures that the app data and the list of recent activities and tasks carried out aren’t displayed and made visible on the device screen.
This app also prevents the uninstallation of the app, if anyone is trying to be mischievous. It also provides the option of a fake crash and a delay in re-locking app features and a host of other features.
It also has a set safe location option implying that using Google smart lock, you can select your phone unlocked in pre-approved, known to be safe and trusted conditions taking care of security and convenience. At all other times, it would be locked and require the use of PIN, pattern or password, etc. to open for use. So it provides double comfort, security, and ease of use.
All-in-all it’s a good app with skeletal features in its free versions but a host of features in the premium version as discussed.
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10. KeepSafe Applock
This app lock keeps all your applications safe and locks any application as per your preference. As soon as you open this app, you are properly guided on how to Setup, so that you can get the full benefit of this app. The other best part is that the app is completely ad-free with in-app purchases, whereas the free version displays ads.
It provides security to all applications and gives the flexibility to lock your phone through a PIN, pattern, or fingerprint. You can also hide your PIN and pattern from prying eyes. It gives you a lot more options whereby you can set a delay on app re-locking, and the app also prevents its uninstallation.
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It has a well-articulated and good user interface. The other good option available with this app is to disable the app for a short while, temporarily, for a few hours. It has a free version that displays ads; however, these ads can be disabled by making an in-app purchase.
It gives you additional options whereby you can set a delay on app re-locking, and the app also prevents its uninstallation. Overall, it is a simple app to use without any complications.
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11. Privacy Knight Applock
It is a good, free to install the app, in English, amongst the list of Applockers for 2022. It is unfortunately not a very popular app, for reasons unknown, but has a lot of features for the protection of your apps and privacy. As per its name, it provides complete privacy by removing all applications that are visible on the homepage. Another highlight of this app is that it is an ad-free app, saving against unwanted distractions, and also, there are no in-app purchases.
Another good feature of this app is it provides different methods of locking your apps using a PIN or a pattern lock. You can also lock your apps using a fingerprint scan, face tracking, or any disguise cover like a crash message to unlock your apps in addition to a blow or a shake.
It allows you to hide your private and personal photos and videos from prying eyes in a separate media vault, which would also require a password for accessibility. It also hides notification previews from apps, SMS messages, social media icons, and your list of contacts. It not only protection against app uninstallation but also allows you to choose which app to hide instead of hiding all apps in toto etc. etc.
It also helps you to know unwanted intruders who tried to unsuccessfully open your device with the wrong password by clicking their picture and records his or her details. This is a very good feature in case the phone gets stolen or there is information leakage. It has almost all the required features of an app locker and is a good one at that.
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12. AppLock – Fingerprint & Password (By SailingLab)
This app locker by SailingLab is free to install the app with in-app purchases. It is another app that requires worth mentioning as it is a feature-packed app locker. It helps you lock your apps using a PIN or a pattern lock or fingerprint to avoid uncalled-for access from unauthorized users. You can store your photos and videos in a photo vault safe from unwanted eyes.
It also protects against intruders by keeping you informed about who tried to make an unsuccessful attempt to open your device by taking his photograph. It also provides security against breaches in your SMS messages by hiding notifications received from various chats from sensitive apps.
The only drawback with this app is that it is not bereft of ads, and you will get some ads on the lock screen, which can be distracting and at times, annoying. Besides this drawback, it is a decent app to use and worth a recommendation.
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13. App Lock by Smart Mobile
It is another free to install app with in-app purchases. It is amongst the latest and new app lockers available on the play store. This app locker has gained prominence in spite of its being new because of a very good user interface and no-nonsense, straightforward forward, and direct approach in its functioning. It helps you lock your device using a PIN or a pattern lock or a fingerprint, depending upon your preferred method.
Its unique feature named ‘Profiles’ helps you to classify and label apps depending on their usage, for example, general, sensitive, social, and payments apps. It gives you the flexibility to create your own profile, including apps, as per your preference.
You can create a single set of rules for all apps in one tap, avoiding the headache of, for example, unlocking permission for each app, and opening all apps of a particular category e.g., social apps in one tap.
Other than the above feature, to avoid uninstallation of the apps by anyone else you can also set them as an Administrator, which otherwise is a system-level privilege, and it is not recommended to interfere with the system.
As per its name, it is a smart app locker and can be used without any hesitation for locking your device and other applications.
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14. LOCKit Applocker
This is another free but light and powerful app locker for Android with no in-app purchases. It also comes in handy in locking your phone screen using a PIN or a pattern. The pattern path can be hidden and made invisible while drawing the pattern to unlock your screen so that no one can see the pattern lock or it can use a shuffled keyboard for this purpose.
Using this app lock, you can hide your photos and videos, which are private and personal by removing them from the gallery and placing them in separate vaults with your access only, protecting against unwanted, inquisitive, and ever-curious eyes. It can even lock up any app and other settings on your phone. Further, it also prevents the uninstallation of any locked apps.
This app lock has a power-saving mode and takes a selfie of any intruder who tries to force ingress through the use of a wrong password PIN or pattern. It has a built-in scanner that can scan your files. It also has a phone booster and a notification cleaner, which clears all obsolete notifications and also controls which notifications should appear from other apps on your mobile. It also removes ads that appear on notifications from other apps but contains ads of their own.
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15. Secure Lock for Apps
This app lock helps to keep your phone secure and safe with a good and easy-to-use user interface. At the time of installation of this app, it allows the setting of a passcode. A fingerprint password is allowed by this app, only and only if; you have an Android version above Android 6.0. It also provides a forget password facility in case you happen to forget your password. Later on, you can use your reset password option and reset with a new password.
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What makes this app the best Applock on Android is that it does not share your personal details with any third party. It has a very good battery performance making the battery last longer due to no ads, which otherwise drain a huge amount of battery power. It also improves the performance of the app with no time wastage on non-performing ad repeats.
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16. LOCX Applocker
The LOCX App Lock being light in weight with a 1.8 MB APK file as compared to other app locks, uses less storage space and is also operationally a much faster app as compared to others, which is a big plus point with this app. Being light in weight, it is a real feature-filled app locker enabling or disabling the app with a single tap.
It also has very good, attractive unique, and fascinating lock screen wallpapers designed by the best of people in the field.
It protects and saves your photos in a safe photo vault, which can be opened only through the right PIN or pattern. All the personal and private videos can be made invisible to the prying eyes by locking them in a video vault, which is not privy to all.
Using a passcode you can even lock your emails, contacts, messages, gallery, and phone settings and be free from the worry of sneakers and intruders. It also makes your lock screen password invisible to any trespasser or prowler.
Another good feature of this app locker is that Re-lock is not required when returning to the app after a brief exit avoiding frequent unlocking of the app and smoothening it.
It also helps you to hide and encrypt chats on Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and makes it privy between you and the person intended for. No third party can be privy to it using the LOCX app locker.
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17. Applock by KewlApps
A clean and straightforward app locker free on Android can lock any app using a PIN, Pattern, or fingerprint. Its premium version is not free but is very moderately priced. It supports more than ten different languages besides English.
Any new app downloaded can also be protected proactively besides protecting existing apps by locking them using a PIN, pattern, or fingerprint.
It also helps you to know unwanted intruders who tried to unsuccessfully open your device with a wrong password or the use of an incorrect PIN by clicking their picture.
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18. CM Applocker
CM App Lock is an android Applocker that keeps your data protected from unwanted ingress. It keeps the phone and its data safe by locking your phone screen using a PIN or a pattern, password, or fingerprint lock.
It also hides the personal photos and videos from the ever prying eyes of unwanted prowlers by using a method of locking them to intruders. It only allows those to view who have access to unlock the storage vault.
This app also takes the selfie of any intruder who tries to access the data, photos, videos, etc. through a wrong password.
This app also enhances the beauty of the lock screen by allowing changing the color of the back screen and setting themes as per your requirement. In addition to the above functions, it also acts as an app cleaner, cleaning the phone of viruses and increasing the phone speed.
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19. Private Zone Applock
It has an exemplary user interface that enables a quick and easy setup. Besides, it keeps your photos and videos safe, hiding them from unwanted prowlers by locking them using a PIN or a digital password.
As parents, you can prevent children from playing games and unnecessarily wasting time over useless things through locking, acting as a child lock.
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Furthermore, it cleans the phone’s browsing history, increasing its speed to download any documents.
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20. Knock lock
It looks different from other app lockers, but when it is installed and opened after that, it has an excellent user interface, which explains its functioning completely so that it is easy to use after installation. It also has a very good, attractive Hi-Definition lock screen with a custom date and time format, enabling you to see the date and time when using this app.
Being another good app locker for android, it offers phone lock features securing your data from falling into the wrong hands. No Tom, Dick, or Harry on his free will, can see your information. This app also helps with making false calls accidentally.
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It may be noted Apex launcher is more of a launcher and less of an app locker, so I have not included it in the above write-up. Though there are more app lockers also available for use, I have tried to list down the best App lockers available for Android in 2022 on the Play store.
