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WhatsApp users can hide the content of their messages from displaying on their home screens by tweaking the notification settings from their WhatsApp app or phone settings.By Yasmin Ahmed: People often panic at the thought of relatives or friends reading their messages. In the age of WhatsApp and incessant incoming messages, it is always a sane option to hide message preview on the home screen. It is convenient for iPhone users as the settings can be managed from the WhatsApp app itself. Android users can also tweak notifications by going to their phone settings or trying out the following methods. After disabling the notifications, the content of WhatsApp messages will not be revealed on the home screen.
-- Open WhatsApp -- Top three dots or Menu button -- Go to Settings -- Select Account -- Go to Privacy -- Select Fingerprint lock -- Turn the toggle on for Unlock with Fingerprint -- Select Immediately once the fingerprint lock is enabled. You may be directed to set up a fingerprint lock for your phone first. -- Turn the Toggle off for Show content in Notifications. Other methods for customising Notifications include turning off high-priority notifications. To turn off high-priority notifications, users should: -- Open WhatsApp -- Go to Settings -- Select Account -- Select Notifications -- Turn the Toggle off for high-priority notifications Users must note that they may still receive notifications even after turning the toggle off for high priority notifications. To be safer, they can change notifications by going to phone settings. Android users can go to Phone Settings to further customise notifications: -- Go to Settings -- Select Notifications > Manage Notifications -- Select WhatsApp app -- Depending on the requirement, users can either completely turn their notifications off or selectively turn off top preview and display notification details on the unlocked screen. -- Users can also select if they want to receive notifications for sending media, call notifications, critical app alerts, etc. -- Alternately, users can go to message notifications and turn the toggle off for pop-up or sound notifications. iPhone users can tweak the notifications by followin the given steps: -- Open WhatsApp -- Go to Settings located in the bottom-right corner of the screen. -- Go to Notifications -- Disable the Show Preview option. Published On: Dec 7, 2020 Depending what notifications you want, you can change settings for certain apps or for your whole phone. Notifications show when you swipe down from the top of your screen. Some notifications can also show on your lock screen and home screen. Important: Clear notifications Tip: You can clear some notifications only when they're done. For example, you can clear a music player notification after you stop the music. Snooze notifications Turn on snoozing
Snooze a notificationTo snooze a notification, drag it slightly left or right, and then tap Snooze . To pick a time, tap the Down arrow .Reply, archive, expand & more
Control emergency broadcast notifications Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer. You can turn alert types on or off, find past alerts, and control sound and vibration.
You can use this setting to manage certain emergency messages, like disaster warnings, threat notifications, and AMBER alerts. Choose how you're notifiedChange notifications for your phone Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.
Turn notifications on or off for certain apps Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer. Option 1: In your Settings app
Tip: If you don't see "Recently sent," you're using an older Android version. Instead, tap App notifications and tap an app. You can turn notifications, notification dots, and notification categories on or off. If an app has categories, you can tap a category for more options. Option 2: On a notification
Option 3: In the certain appYou can control many app notifications from a settings menu in the app. For example, an app could have a setting to choose the sound that app's notifications make. To make these changes, open the app and search for the settings menu. Choose if notifications interrupt you or stay silent Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer. On some Android devices, you can choose what kind of notifications an app sends you:
Option 1: In your Settings app
Option 2: On a notification
Control how notifications show on your lock screenOption 2: Show all notifications Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.
Tip: If you pick this option as your default, you can still restrict certain apps on your lock screen. You can have certain apps "Hide sensitive notification content" or "Don't show notifications at all" on your lock screen. Learn how to change notifications by app. Related resources
Was this helpful? How can we improve it? How do I turn off message preview on Samsung?1 Solution. SquishySenpai. Comet.. 06-24-2022 04:31 PM (Last edited 06-24-2022 04:31 PM ) in. Galaxy S22.. Okay, try this before arguing because most of this will sound familiar. Go to settings, lock screen, then tap on THE WORD "Notifications" and not the slider next to it. In that menu select "Hide Content" ... . 10 Likes.. How do I hide details of notifications?Open your phone's Settings app. Notifications. Under 'Lock screen', tap Notifications on lock screen or On lock screen. Choose Don't show notifications.
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