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Xiaomi: Hide Notification Content Until Face Unlock Confirms You

Sensitive notification text sometimes appears on the Xiaomi lock screen before Face unlock has actually confirmed your identity. This happens because the notification preview and the face verification step are controlled by two separate settings on MIUI. Once linked, message content only unlocks after your face data matches.

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Show Notification Content Only After Face Unlock auf Xiaomi

By default, MIUI can show full notification text on the lock screen regardless of whether Face unlock has already confirmed your identity. This is a privacy gap: anyone glancing at your phone sees message previews before the face check even runs. The setting that closes this gap sits inside the Face unlock menu, not in the general notification settings, which is why many users never find it.

Enabling the option ties notification previews to a successful face scan. Until the scan matches, the lock screen only shows that a notification exists, not its content. This is useful on shared desks or in public spaces where the phone screen is visible to others.

Where to change it

Go to Tap on SettingsTap on Passwords & securityTap on Face unlockEnter the current Pattern,PINor PasswordEnable or disable Show notification details after verifying face data.

If Face unlock is not set up at all, this toggle stays hidden, since it depends on active face data. In that case, use fingerprint or passcode-based notification hiding instead, found in the general notification privacy settings. Turning the option off again reverts to showing full notification content immediately, without waiting for face verification.

Frequently asked questions

Notification content stays hidden on the lock screen until verification succeeds, or until you unlock the phone with your Pattern, PIN or Password instead.