Stop Snooping with This Hidden iPhone Feature Protecting Your Lock Screen Notifications

When it comes to managing notifications on your iPhone, it’s important to remember that the global settings established in your iPhone’s options have a significant impact on how notifications are displayed. While each app has its own notification settings that can be customized within the app itself, these settings are influenced by the global options. By customizing these options, you can control how much information is shown on your lock screen to maintain your privacy.

1. To begin, navigate to the Settings app on your iPhone’s home screen.

2. Tap on the Notifications option.

3. Within the Display as section, choose one of the notification display options.

4. If you prefer to have all your notifications displayed as a single bubble count at the bottom of your lock screen, select the Count option.

5. For a stacked display of notifications based on their time of receipt, with the newest notification at the top of the stack, choose the Stack option.

6. If you prefer a traditional vertical list showing all your notifications, select the List option.

If privacy is your top priority, then Count mode is the ideal choice. This mode only displays the number of notifications you have without revealing specific details or contents. To view the actual contents of your notifications, simply unlock your phone, preferably away from prying eyes.

In addition to the Display as settings, you can also utilize the Show Previews option. This allows you to decide whether previews appear at all times, only when the phone is unlocked, or never. If you want to ensure that no one can catch a glimpse of your notification details, you can disable the previews. This way, you will still receive notifications from apps, but the actual details will remain hidden.