How to Hide the Contents of an SMS Message on the Lock Screen on Android
SMS messages have been a part of mobile phones since the earliest days. Today, using SMS messages, we receive a lot of important and private information, such as bank statements, messages from work or gentle words exchanged with our partner.
The text of the SMS message is displayed on the locked screen of our mobile phone and anyone can read that message. There are several ways to solve this problem, and probably the simplest is to hide the content of the SMS message on the lock screen.
Watch our video in which we show you how to hide the content of an SMS message on the lock screen on Android. Depending on the Android device you have, this process may be slightly different, but it will be similar to the one we will show you.
Video transcript:
- Open Settings
- Click on Notifications
- Click on Lock screen notifications
- Select Don’t show not to show the message notification at all or Show but hide contents to show the message notification but to hide the content