Super-sneaky WhatsApp hack HIDES content of incoming messages – The US Sun

A HACK to stop people being able to read your WhatsApp messages could save your secrets being revealed. Usually when you receive a message on WhatsApp a notification will appear on your lock screen. 1There is a hack to hide WhatsApp messages when they appear as notificationsCredit: Getty It also pops up as a banner when your phone is unlocked, which means if someone is borrowing it they could read messages they aren’t supposed to. A simple way to prevent this happening is to activate a feature that hides the sender’s message and only reveals their name. To do this, go to the Settings app and select Notifications. Then click Toggle off Show Preview or Toggle off Show Notifications. Android devices have a similar process, again go to Settings, Notifications, and then Toggle off Use high priority notifications. Other features that can be used on WhatsApp itself are the Mute and Archive features. If you swipe left on a message you will be given a More option and an Archive button. Either click More, then Mute – you will be able to chose from eight hours, one week or always. This will prevent your phone displaying any messages from the
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