To enable the feature, open the app, tap the four squares icon at the top and then open settings and tap privacy and then toggle Enable password to the on position.
Open the Android Market app on your device and install the Secret Message app. Enter a secret key into the Secret Key box at the top of the app's screen, type the message you want to encrypt into the Message box, tap “Encrypt” and tap “Send via SMS” to send the encrypted message.
Hide text messages on the Android lock screen
- Open your Android Settings.
- Go to the Privacy section.
- Look for the option that says On lock screen.
- If you're running previous Android versions, go to Security & Location under settings.
- Tap on the Lock screen preferences under the Device security section.
Tap the "Settings" button on the iPhone's Home screen to launch the Settings application. Tap the "General" button, followed by the "Passcode Lock" button. Tap the "Turn Passcode On" button at the top of the screen. Your text messages are now protected, and cannot be accessed without the passcode.
When you get an important text message, locking it can help keep it from being deleted. However, the native Messages app on iOS doesn't have a lock feature for messages, which means that your iPhone's messages can be deleted at any time.
You may have noticed an option that says “Lock” whenever you tap and hold an individual text message from within some versions of the Android Messaging app. So if you lock a text message, then later wish to delete the entire thread that message is included in, it will leave the locked messages and delete the rest.
With Touch ID, you can lock Apps on your iPhone. (Go to the Settings option within the App, click Passcode & Touch ID and then switch on Use Touch ID. You can select to toggle on Use Passcode if you want to lock Apps on iPhone with password.)
Lock Apps on Android With the Samsung Secure Folder
- Select Settings, then tap Biometrics and security.
- Select Secure Folder.
- Select Lock type.
- Tap Lock type (or a biometric option, if available).
- Select Pattern, Pin, or Password, then continue by entering your selection and confirming it.
Apple doesn't provide a native option for hiding text messages inside the Messages app. However, there's a useful Cydia tweak called HiddenConvos, which allows you to hide any conversation in the Messages app with a simple swipe and tap.
Go to Settings, then Notifications, and tap on Messages. Scroll down to the bottom and you'll see an option called Show Previews. Tap the little toggle button so that it is no longer green. Now when you get a text or iMessage from someone, you will only see the name of the person and not the message.
How to hide alerts to new Messages
- Go to Settings > Notifications and scroll down until you find Messages.
- In the Messages section scroll down to Show Previews. By default this will be set to Always. Tap on that and choose: Never. This will mean keep the alert private even if your iPhone isn't locked.
Now, let's see how to find these hidden Facebook messages on your iPhone.
- Open Messenger app on your iPhone.
- Tap the Me icon at the right bottom corner on an iPhone.
- Tap People > Message Requests.
- In this display, you'll see any unread Message Requests.
Steps
- Open the Messages app on your Android. If you don't already have Android Messages installed, you can download it for free from the Play Store.
- Tap and hold the conversation you want to hide. A list of icons will appear at the top of the screen.
- Tap the folder with a downward-pointing arrow.
3.Top 5 Apps to Hide Text Messages on iPhone
- 1 Block SMS and Call. Block SMS and Call is a simple hide messages app that can hide your text messages effectively.
- 2 Shady Contacts. Shady Contacts is a useful text hiding app that can easily let you hide your calls and messages.
- 3 Hide SMS.
- 4 Vault.
- 5 Private Message Box.
Go to Settings, then Notifications, and tap on Messages. Scroll down to the bottom and you'll see an option called Show Previews. Tap the little toggle button so that it is no longer green. Now when you get a text or iMessage from someone, you will only see the name of the person and not the message.
How to Hide Text Messages on Your iPhone's Message app
- Launch Cydia.
- Install HiddenConvos tweak.
- Go to your Messages.app and left-swipe a conversation that you want to hide.
- Noticed how there is a new button called Hide next to Delete.
- Just tap on it and the conversation will disappear.
