How to Hide Notification Previews on Lock Screen

After updating any iOS to iOS 11, the user will get more control over the notification. Users can customize notification privacy to all applications, such as your Instagram, WhatsApp, etc. You can mark the chats from your social application as Sensitive, then notifications related to them will hide messages on the iPhone lock screen. Complete information related to the notification is only visible when the user unlocks the iPhone by face ID, Touch ID, or by entering the correct passcode.

In all old versions of iOS, only the mail and Message application can make notifications private on the Lock Screen. But this feature is not available for third-party apps that cannot hide messages on the iPhone lock screen. However, after an update of the new iOS 11, this feature is available for all applications installed or present in the iPhone.

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Hide Notification Previews on Lock Screen

It is very simple to hide notification previews at the time of the lock screen. Users need to follow all the steps that are given below. With the help of these steps, the user easily hides all the notification that has appeared at the time of lock screen. Read all the steps carefully and secure your privacy from others.

Step 1 – The user needs to tap on the Setting application icon. After that application open with lots of option.

Step 2 – The user needs to tap on the Notification option.

Step 3 – Scroll down the screen and tap on the Show previews option.

Step 4 – A subcontext menu appears on the screen. There are three options available such as  Always When Unlocked and Never.  Users need to choose any one option in all three. But according to Hide Notification Previews on Lock Screen, users need to choose the When Unlocked option.

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How Do I Get my iPhone to Not Show my Messages?

In the above section, users hide notifications for all apps, but users can apply to Hide Messages on iPhone Lock Screen for selective application below. That is to say, if you’d like to stop text messages, chats from WhatsApp, Facebook, etc. from showing on the lock screen, you can follow all the steps that are given below:

Step 1 – The user needs to tap on the Setting application icon. After that application open with lots of option.

Step 2 – The user needs to tap on the Notification option.

Step 3 – The user needs to tap on the Message or whats App application on which the user needs to hide messages on the iPhone lock screen.

Step 4 – Now subcontext menu has appeared over the screen user needs to scroll down the screen and tap on the Show Previews Option that is present over the screen.

Step 5 – There are three options available such as Always When Unlocked and Never.  Users need to choose any one option in all three. But according to Hide Messages on iPhone Lock Screen, users need to choose the When Unlocked option.

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No Access Notification Center when Locked

It is very simple for others that they can just enter your privacy. Anyone is able to see your notification center when your iPhone (device) is locked. A complete overview of recent notifications has been visible easily. However, you can make no access notification center when locked. Follow all the steps below.

Step 1 – The user needs to tap on the Setting application icon. After that application open with lots of option.

Step 2 – Users need to search for the Face ID & Passcode or Touch ID & Passcode option. Users need to tap any one option.

Step 3 – Now user needs to enter Admin Passcode.

Step 4- After entering the correct passcode, the user can see multiple options, and then the user needs to turn off the radio button of the Notification Center. This button color converted from green to white.

By following all the steps accurately given above, no one can see an overview of your notifications when the device is locked. And that will help to make notifications private on the Lock Screen.

How to Disable Notifications While Using Screen Mirroring?

Do notifications show up when screen sharing? How do I turn off screen mirroring notifications? If you’re bothered and searching for a way to disallow notifications for a while when using screen mirroring on the work, here are the steps to mute notifications while mirroring your iPhone screen:

1. Go to Settings and find Notifications.
2. Click Screen Sharing option.
3. When you see Allow Notifications is on, disable it.

How to Keep Notifications on Lock screen after Unlocking iPhone?

As we also discussed above that all notifications could be customized completely or selectively by choosing their applications. In this section, we will learn that there will be no notification when the phone (iPhone) is locked. But As when the user unlocks the iPhone, all notification appears on the screen. To keep Notifications on the Lock screen after Unlocking, the iPhone users need to follow all the steps given below.

Step 1 – The user needs to tap on the Setting application icon. After that application open with lots of option.

Step 2 – The user needs to tap on the Notification option.

Step 3- Tap on the Notification Style. Users can choose any one option form that such as On or OFF.

Step 4 – There is a grouping notification at that time users can be grouped notification.

• By app- all application notifications are to be placed in a single group
• Automatic- Notification is to be group according to the topic, app, or thread
• Off – Turn off grouping notification.

The Bottom Line

With the help of all these, users can Keep Notifications on the Lock screen after Unlocking the iPhone and keep privacy safe and secure.