Works for Yandex Browser with Alice AI whether or not it has its own passcode. No download needed.
Touch and hold Yandex Browser with Alice AI's icon, tap Require Face ID, then confirm. On iOS 18 and later that puts Yandex Browser with Alice AI 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 Yandex Browser with Alice AI with Face ID
- Find Yandex Browser with Alice AI 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. Yandex Browser with Alice AI now asks for authentication every time it opens.
To test it, close Yandex Browser with Alice AI from the App Switcher and open it again. You should see the Face ID prompt before any content appears.
Hide Yandex Browser with Alice AI in App Library
- Touch and hold Yandex Browser with Alice AI'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 Yandex Browser with Alice AI?
Yandex Browser with Alice AI's privacy label lists financial info, location, contacts, user content and browsing history — the kind of data you would not want on screen if someone borrows your unlocked phone. Messengers see who you talk to as well as what you say. Even with end-to-end encrypted content, contact lists and metadata can be collected and linked to you.
Utilities range from calculators to VPNs, so their labels vary more than any other category. A simple tool that collects identifiers and usage data for tracking is a sign of advertising SDKs.
A lock answers one question — who can open the app on this iPhone. It does not change what Yandex Browser with Alice AI sends to its developer; for that, see Yandex Browser with Alice AI's full privacy report.
What the lock does and does not do
It does
- Ask for Face ID, Touch ID or passcode every time Yandex Browser with Alice AI opens
- Hide message previews in notifications
- Keep Yandex Browser with Alice AI'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 Yandex Browser with Alice AI stores data
- Sync to your iPad or other devices
- Remove Yandex Browser with Alice AI 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 Yandex Browser with Alice AI
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.
Location
Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services › Yandex Browser with Alice AI. Choose While Using or Never, and switch off Precise Location if a city-level answer is enough.
Photos
Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos. Limited Access lets you pick exactly which pictures the app can see; Add Photos Only lets it save without reading your library.
Contacts
Settings › Privacy & Security › Contacts. Limited Access shares only the people you select instead of your whole address book.
Microphone & camera
Settings › Privacy & Security › Microphone and Camera. The orange and green dots in the status bar show when either is in use.
Sign-in
When creating an account, Sign in with Apple can give the app a relay address from Hide My Email instead of your real one.
Yandex Browser with Alice AI's full privacy label
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FAQ
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