Works for GCB Online Banking whether or not it has its own passcode. No download needed.
Touch and hold GCB Online Banking's icon, tap Require Face ID, then confirm. On iOS 18 and later that puts GCB Online Banking behind Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode; choose Hide and Require Face ID instead to move it into App Library's Hidden folder as well.
Lock GCB Online Banking with Face ID
- Find GCB Online Banking on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. GCB Online Banking now asks for authentication every time it opens.
To test it, close GCB Online Banking from the App Switcher and open it again. You should see the Face ID prompt before any content appears.
Hide GCB Online Banking in App Library
- Touch and hold GCB Online Banking's icon and tap Require Face ID.
- Choose Hide and Require Face ID instead of Require Face ID.
- Confirm. The icon leaves your Home Screen and moves to the Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library.
- To open it later, swipe to App Library, tap Hidden and authenticate.
Hiding also locks the app. To undo either, touch and hold the icon again and choose Don't Require Face ID.
Why lock GCB Online Banking?
GCB Online Banking is a banking app, the kind of app that tends to hold personal information you would not want on screen if someone borrows your unlocked phone. Banking apps must collect identity and financial data to work; that is expected. Tracking declarations and third-party advertising SDKs are what to compare.
Finance apps need identity and financial data to function. Expect Contact Info and Financial Info; compare apps on tracking and third-party advertising instead.
A lock answers one question — who can open the app on this iPhone. It does not change what GCB Online Banking sends to its developer; for that, see GCB Online Banking's full privacy report.
What the lock does and does not do
It does
- Ask for Face ID, Touch ID or passcode every time GCB Online Banking opens
- Hide message previews in notifications
- Keep GCB Online Banking's content out of Spotlight and Siri suggestions
- With Hide, remove the icon from the Home Screen
It does not
- Stop someone who knows your passcode
- Encrypt or change how GCB Online Banking stores data
- Sync to your iPad or other devices
- Remove GCB Online Banking from purchase history or Screen Time reports
Don't see Require Face ID?
- Update to iOS 18 or later in Settings › General › Software Update.
- Make sure a passcode is set in Settings › Face ID & Passcode; the lock needs one.
- Some Apple apps (Settings, Calculator, Camera, Maps, Find My, Clock) cannot be locked or hidden.
- If your iPhone is managed by work or school, the option may be restricted.
Other settings worth checking for GCB Online Banking
Tracking
Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › GCB Online Banking › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
GCB Online Banking's full privacy label
None declared
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After you lock GCB Online Banking
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
FAQ
Does GCB Online Banking have its own passcode?
What happens to GCB Online Banking's notifications when it is locked?
Can someone who knows my passcode open a locked app?
Is a locked GCB Online Banking encrypted?
Why can't I see the Require Face ID option?
Does hiding GCB Online Banking remove it from my purchase history?
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