Why do you need to hide text messages ?
In fact, this situation is very common in life: when a friend or colleague borrows a mobile phone from you, when a child asks you to borrow a mobile phone to play, etc. I believe that most people are more or less worried that their private photos, personal chat records, or a private app will be accidentally seen by others. Or what if a stranger looks at your phone because you left it somewhere? It's embarrassing to think about it. Therefore, if you are also very concerned about the privacy of your mobile phone, you must read the strategy of hiding iPhone mobile phone text messages provided in this article.
Turn off the lock screen information preview function
Apple's original intention of designing this feature is of course to allow users to check and read new messages faster and more efficiently, but it also means that you will face greater privacy and security risks. However, you can turn it off by doing the following:
- Open Settings -> Notifications -> Information
- Scroll down to view the options section
- In the options section, you can see the option of display preview, which is enabled by default, click to close.
- After completion, you can try to ask a friend to send you a message in the lock screen state for testing.
Of course, you can also re-enable the function of information preview at any time here.
Turn off new message notifications on the lock screen
This step can completely make the text messages disappear on the lock screen interface:
- Open Settings -> Notifications -> Information
- Turn off the switch, "Show on Lock Screen".
- At the same time, you can also turn off the switch of the application icon mark
Hidden SMS via HiddenConvos
If your iPhone has been jailbroken, you can try to hide any SMS through HiddenConvos , the steps are:
- Open Cydia and install the HiddenConvos patch
- After the installation is complete, open the information app and select any information and swipe left. At this time, you can see that there is a hidden button next to the delete button
- Clicks to hide
- To redisplay, click Edit and select Redisplay All
Other Apps That Can Hide Text Messages
Even if your iPhone is not jailbroken, you can download the following apps from the App Store to improve your privacy protection.
CoverMe
CoverMe is a full-featured privacy protection application. Its functions include military-grade encrypted text messages, encrypted calls, private file sharing, instant text messages, and a function called Private Vault. Simply put, it is a user A private and secure database to store your personal important files and data. Although CoverMe, which is outstanding in privacy protection, can be downloaded for free, most of its functions require in-app purchases.
iDiscrete
iDiscrete stands out as an exceedingly comprehensive privacy application available on the App Store. Overall iDiscrete is a secure safe for storing all the encrypted content you want. Different from similar products, iDiscrete has its unique Touch Sequence Protection (touch screen encryption protection) security mechanism. If an unauthorized person opens the app, only a fake loading page will be displayed on the screen. People know that the app is actually waiting to enter a "password" at this time, such as entering a specific password in a specific place.
Wickr Me
Wickr Me is an end-to-end encrypted platform designed for teams and businesses. It allows users to securely delete all messages, videos, and photos from your device, send instant messages, delete multimedia metadata, send encrypted messages to other Wickr Me users, create secure groups, and more.
