TikTok user reveals secret hack to disguise apps on your iPhone – shows how fraudsters hide Tinder and Bumble from suspicious partners
- Kaansanity, 21, from the US regularly shares technical tips online with his 4.5 million fans
- Many said that his latest hack made it easy for those in relationships to hide programs they would not use, such as dating programs Tinder and Bumble.
- In the video, he changes the name and icon of his Tinder app to suit Weather
A man has uncovered a little-known hack for ‘hiding’ apps on an iPhone by changing their name and symbols to make it easy to disguise – but many people say it makes it ‘easy to cheat’.
TikTok user Kaansanity, 21, from the US, regularly shares technical tips online with his 4.5 million fans.
But many have said that his latest hack will make it easy for those in relationships to hide any apps they should not use such a Tinder and Bumble – by making the dating app look like an everyday look.
A man has revealed some well-known hack ‘hiding’ apps on an iPhone by changing their name and symbols to make it easy to disguise – but many people say it makes it ‘easy to cheat’
In the clip, which has more than two million views, the influencer shows how you can change the app icons of the ‘shortcuts’ app. Once opened, iPhone users can click the plus button and add action. Then users can search for the ‘Open app’ option and then click on a button with multicolored squares.
Kaan showed viewers how to complete the hack and revealed how to change the face of his Tinder app.
In the clip, which is viewed more than two million times, the influencer opens the Apple Shortcuts app, which is automatically downloaded to new iPhones and available for free to all users from the app store.
Once opened, iPhone users can click the plus button and add action, he points out.
Then users can search for the ‘Open App’ option and then click on a button with multicolored squares.
He then adds the app to his home screen and changes the name to ‘weather’ and the image to the logo commonly used for Apple’s weather application.
He then returns to his home screen and opens the weather app.
But this is not the weather app and is rather Tinder.
The track has garnered thousands of comments, and many people have said it makes them suspicious of their partners.
“Why do you teach people to be shadier,” one wrote.
“Okay, now I’m about to click on all of my husband’s apps,” jokes another.
“This is actually how to make an aesthetic home screen on iOS,” said a third.
He adds the app to his home screen and changes the name to ‘weather’ and the image to the logo commonly used for Apple’s weather application. He then returns to his home screen and opens the weather app.
Surprise! Even though it looks like the weather app for everyone who uses the phone, it’s Tinder first
“It’s a game changer,” adds a fourth.
Some have gone so far as to call Kaan a ‘genius’ and a true legend.
Others pointed out that, after doing the trick, they could still see the original app, and that it would also appear when looking for suspicious partners in the app library.
While some have even suggested, you can add a condition to add a password when you open the app for those who want to be extra sneaky.