How to Stop Signal Showing Message Previews on Locked Screen of iPhone or iPad

How to Stop Signal Showing Message Previews on Locked Screen of iPhone or iPad

Signal is the encrypted messaging app that is , but the Signal app defaults to showing a message preview on the locked screen of an iPhone or iPad, which may be convenient but its not particularly private. Given that Signal is typically sought out by users specifically for privacy and/or security purposes, some users may wish to have the Signal message previews not show up on the locked screen of an iPhone or iPad. This article will show you how to hide the Signal message previews from the locked display of an iPhone or iPad. Signal users will be able to choose to have the message previews display on the locked screen when the device is unlocked, or to never show the Signal message previews at all regardless of the lock status. The setting to disable Signal message previews is in the same location on any iOS device that has the app installed: Once the setting has been changed, your next incoming message(s) on Signal will reflect the choice you made, hiding the message preview as desired. If youre aiming for increased security and privacy of your Signal messages, youll probably want to go with the When Unlocked or Never setting. You can always return to the default option of revealing full messages on a locked screen later if you want to. Personally I choose When Unlocked since it matches the default of Messages app on new iPhone models (you can also if desired), which requires that the passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID is used to unlock and reveal the Signal message preview on the iPhone (or iPad) locked screen. The other advantage to using When Unlocked is that you can quickly . As always, be sure you , the more secure the better. Depending on your iPhone or iPad, you might also want to choose to enable or disable Touch ID authentication, or enable or disable Face ID too (and you can also if you need to for whatever reason). If youre interested in the general topic of information security and privacy, you may appreciate , or too. You can also review , and for tips apply the same to an iPad as well. And of course, feel free to share your own Signal tips or general privacy tricks in the comments below!