So, if you don’t want someone to creep through your phone or want to hide your personal conversation with someone then consider using a passcode or lock your iPhone.
But not everyone who wants to hide messages is cheating on their partner or is a criminal, it can be for a surprise that you might not want to ruin or anything.
Hiding your messages or privacy is nothing wrong.
So, here are the ways you should follow to know how to hide text messages on iPhone.
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How to Hide Text Messages on iPhone?
Hiding Messages from Lock Screen
Whenever you get an instant message on iPhone, your display will pop up on the lock screen, regardless of you have seen it or not.
There are chances that it might uncover a portion of your private information.
On the off chance that somebody gets hold of your phone, they could simply read the message by swiping left on the notification.
To prevent someone from reading messages from lock screen you will have to ‘Disable Show Previews’.
Follow these steps to hide message from appearing on the lock screen –
1) Go to Settings app on your iPhone
2) Then scroll and select Notifications
3) Then click on Messages
4) Now scroll down to Include section
5) Here you will get Show Previews option
6) Disable it by tapping on Never
You’re done!
Hide Text Alert from Lock Screen
If you do not want notification at all on your lock screen, then follow the below steps
1) Go to Settings app on your iPhone
2) Then scroll and select Notifications
3) Then click on Messages
4) Now search for Show on Lock Screen option and disable it
5) Also disable Badges App Icon
Now you will no longer see new messages on your Lock Screen.
How to Hide Messages on iPhone with Cydia?
Well, by hiding your messages from lock screen does not only mean that it will not appear in the message app.
Though iPhone has no feature in particular which will enable you to ‘Hide’ messages, but this can be done if you have ‘jailbreak’ iPhone.
So, if you have a jailbroken iPhone then doing this is possible with the help of ‘Hidden Convos’ from ‘Cydia tweak’.
Simply follow these steps to hide iPhone messages using Cydia
1) Open Cydia on your iPhone
2) Next install HiddenConvos tweak
3) Next go to Messages app on your phone
4) Swipe left to the message that you wish to hide
5) Here you will notice a new Hide button after Delete
Simply click on ‘Hide’ and the message will be hidden.
In brief,
We totally understand how important privacy can mean to some and there is absolutely nothing wrong in hiding messages.
So, follow the above guide to hide or unhide messages on iPhone.
