How to Disable Text Message Previews on iPhone or iPad – Guide
Want to keep your messages private? Here’s how: disable message previews on your iPhone’s lock screen. To do this, follow these four steps in the notification settings. You’ll still get an alert when a new message arrives, but without any preview text.
How to Change iPhone lock screen notification settings
To protect your privacy, change the default settings on your iPhone so that text messages are not visible on the lock screen. You can do this by disabling message views or preventing Messages notifications from appearing. To make sure only you can see your texts, go to Settings and adjust the lock screen settings so that message views are turned on but text notifications are not displayed.
Tap into the Settings app to access its features.
To access messages, navigate to the Notifications tab.
To turn off message notifications on the lock screen, go to Alerts in Settings and disable the feature. On iOS 11 and earlier, toggle the button next to it from green to white.
Tap the Home button to leave the Settings app and return to your home screen.
Disable message views
For those who want to be notified of new texts without seeing the message content, there is an option to view lock screen notifications.
Tap into the Settings app to access its features.
To view messages on your device, navigate to the Notifications tab and select Messages, then choose Show Views.
To protect your privacy, make sure to turn off message views in your messaging app by selecting either “Never” or “Off.”
Tap the Home button to leave the Settings app and return to your device’s home screen.
Final note
This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to disable text message previews on iPhone or iPad. If you have any questions, please reach out for help. Don’t forget to share the article with your friends!
