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Xiaomi: Show or Hide Notification Content for App-Locked Apps

Locking an app on your Xiaomi phone stops others from opening it, but the notification banner can still show the full message text on the lock screen. That means a locked banking app or messenger can leak private content even while the app itself stays protected. Xiaomi lets you control notification previews separately for every app you have locked, without switching notifications off entirely.

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Hide or Show Notification Content for Locked Apps auf Xiaomi

App lock on Xiaomi phones restricts who can open a protected app, but it does not automatically hide what that app sends as a notification. Unless you change one setting, a locked chat or banking app can still display the sender name and message text right on the lock screen.

This behavior comes from a separate option inside App lock itself, not from the general notification settings of the app. Xiaomi treats access protection and content visibility as two independent controls, so locking an app does not hide its previews by default.

To manage this, open SettingsAppsApp lockSettingsHide notification content. Inside this list, every app currently protected by App lock appears with its own toggle. Enable an app here to replace its notification text with a generic placeholder; disable it to keep showing the full message content.

This setting only affects apps already added to App lock. If an app is not locked, its notifications behave normally and this list will not include it. Turning on the hide option does not silence notifications or delay delivery, it only masks the visible text and sender details on the lock screen and notification shade.

Frequently asked questions

App lock only restricts opening the app. Notification previews are controlled separately under SettingsAppsApp lockSettingsHide notification content, where you enable hiding per app.