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Samsung: Show Notification Content for Secure Folder Apps

When an app inside Secure Folder sends a notification, Samsung hides the actual content by default, both on the lock screen and in the notification panel. You only see that something arrived, not what it says, which gets confusing when you rely on message previews. This behavior comes from a separate privacy setting inside Secure Folder, independent of your normal notification content settings.

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Show or Hide Secure Folder Notification Content auf Samsung

Secure Folder treats notifications from its apps separately from the rest of your phone. Even if you already allow content previews for your regular apps, Samsung still hides the text and sender details for anything sent by an app running inside Secure Folder. This is a privacy measure, since Secure Folder is designed to keep its content invisible until you actively unlock it.

The setting responsible for this lives inside Secure Folder itself, not in the general notification settings of your phone. To change it, open Secure Folder ➔ open the Menu ➔ tap Settings ➔ tap Notifications and data ➔ enable or disable Show content.

Once Show content is turned on, notifications from Secure Folder apps display the sender, message text, or app details the same way as any other app on your phone, including on the lock screen. Turning it off again hides the content, showing only that a new notification exists.

Enable this option only if you are comfortable with Secure Folder notifications appearing on the lock screen with full content. If you share your phone occasionally or want an extra layer of privacy, leave content hidden and check notifications after unlocking Secure Folder directly.

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No. The Show content toggle inside Secure FolderSettingsNotifications and data only controls notifications from apps installed inside Secure Folder.

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Android 11 · One UI 3

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