Unique feature to hide WhatsApp message from others
It often happens that a friend of yours asks for a mobile phone to view and at the same time if he receives a message on WhatsApp then the name of that friend and the text of that message also appears in the notification.
Displaying the text of the message in the notifications on the lock screen is a smart feature of WhatsApp which enables you to read the message without unlocking the phone.
This feature was introduced to reduce battery consumption, but in your absence anyone can read this message without your knowledge which is also against your privacy.
But did you know that the text of the message that appears in the WhatsApp notification can also be hidden.
For iOS users, the option to hide 'Message Preview' is included in the WhatsApp application itself, but Android users will have to enable this feature by going to their phone's settings.
After enabling the Preview Hide option, only the sender's name will appear on the notification panel.
How to hide message preview on lock screen in Android
1. Go to the phone's settings section
2. Tap on 'Apps and Notifications' and search for WhatsApp
3. Go to Notifications after searching the app
4. Disable the 'Show Notifications' option. Once you disable it, you won't see any WhatsApp messages on the phone's lock screen or notification panel.
But if you want to hide the text of the message on the notification panel without disabling notifications for WhatsApp, then you have to disable WhatsApp's 'High Priority' feature.
This is a unique feature that helps users to make better use of push notifications.
Enabling this feature will get all notifications about individual or group chats, however you will not receive any notifications after disabling it.