It's actually quite simple to hide the recent notebooks. Go to Tools>Options. In the lower left hand portion of the options screen there should be a box to check to Show Advanced Options. Check the box and then when the new options show up, set the Maximum Number of Recent Notebooks to 0.
Request: Remove Recent Notebooks
in Evernote for Android Requests (Versions 8.13.3 and under)
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It's actually quite simple to hide the recent notebooks. Go to Tools>Options. In the lower left hand portion of the options screen there should be a box to check to Show Advanced Options. Check the box and then when the new options show up, set the Maximum Number of Recent Notebooks to 0.