Are you wondering how to hide the notifications on the Lock screen of your Android smartphone? While these alerts can be useful at times, you can hide notifications to keep everything away from prying eyes if you value your privacy. This guide illustrates how to hide notifications on the Lock screen in Android, including how to only hide notifications from certain apps, like WhatsApp:
NOTE: This tutorial shows how to disable the Lock screen notifications, but you can choose to only hide the notifications content instead. This guide applies to Android 11, and it was created using Google Pixel 4a and Samsung Galaxy A51. For more details, check the Android version on your smartphone or tablet. The procedures are similar on most Android-powered devices, although you might encounter minor differences, depending on your device’s manufacturer. If you’re using a Samsung smartphone, the steps are quite different, so don’t miss the dedicated chapters.
How to hide all notifications on the Lock screen in stock Android
If you don’t want any app notifications showing up on your Lock screen in Android, begin by opening Settings and tapping on Privacy.
Access Privacy Settings
The option you want is called “Notifications on lock screen,” and its current setting is displayed underneath - in our case, “Show sensitive content only when unlocked.” Tap on it.
Press on Notifications on lock screen
This opens a pop-up window, where the last option is called “Don’t show notifications at all.” Select it to stop all notifications from showing up on your Lock screen.
How to hide notifications on Lock screen in Android
That was it! From now on, your notifications are displayed only after unlocking the Android smartphone.
How to hide notifications on the Lock screen for Samsung Galaxy devices
If you’re using a Samsung Galaxy Android smartphone, open the Settings app, scroll down, and tap on Lock screen.
Access the Lock screen Settings
For the next step, tap on the switch next to Notifications to turn it off, as seen below.
Disable the switch next to Notifications
That is all it takes to hide notifications from the Lock screen when it comes to Samsung devices. You now need to unlock your device before checking which app(s) sent alerts to your smartphone.
How to hide WhatsApp message notifications on the Lock screen in stock Android
You may prefer to keep an eye on most notifications you receive but hide the alerts from one or more apps. For instance, what if you want to show all notifications but the ones from messages received on WhatsApp? Let’s see how it’s done.
First, open Settings and tap on Apps & notifications.
Access the Apps & notifications Settings
On the next screen, tap on WhatsApp or, if the app is not visible, access the link underneath to see all the available apps and select it from there.
Press on WhatsApp to see its settings
Next, tap on Notifications.
Access Notifications
Now, you can see all the available notification types. To hide message notifications from showing up on your Android’s Lock screen, tap on Message notifications.
Access Message notifications
Next, press Advanced at the bottom of the screen to reveal more options.
Tap on Advanced to open a dropdown menu
You can see the Lock screen section, which, in our case, is set to “Show sensitive content only when unlocked.” Tap on it.
Tap on Lock screen to change its current setting
In the pop-up, select “Don’t show notifications at all.”
Hide message notifications from WhatsApp
From now on, the notifications from WhatsApp messages you receive should be hidden from the Android’s Lock screen. You can repeat the same process to hide other types of WhatsApp notifications as well.
How to hide WhatsApp message notifications from the Lock screen on Samsung Galaxy devices
If you’re running Android on a Samsung Galaxy smartphone, it’s even easier to hide WhatsApp message conversations from being displayed on the Lock screen. In the Settings app, access Notifications.
Access Notifications Settings
From the apps shown on the next screen, tap on WhatsApp. If the app is not visible, press More and select it from the list of available apps.
Tap on WhatsApp
Tap on Message notifications to hide this type of WhatsApp notification from being shown on the Lock screen.
Access Message notifications
On the next screen, press on Lock screen.
Tap on Lock screen
From the pop-up, select the last option, “Don’t show notifications.”
Hide WhatsApp Message notifications from a Samsung Android
That was it. Message notifications from WhatsApp are now hidden from the Lock screen.
Did you hide all notifications from the Lock screen on Android or only the ones from a specific app?
We prefer only hiding the content of notifications on our Android devices, but we understand the need for privacy some of our readers may feel. After all, our phones have become virtual diaries of our activities. It’s better not to leave them lying around without being comfortable with the amount of information someone might see. Before you close this guide, we’d like to know if you decided to hide all the app notifications from your Android’s Lock screen or only the ones from a particular app. Please, let us know in the comments.
