How to hide SMS on Android – Customize notifications in Handcent Next SMS

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How to hide SMS on Android – Take a look at these tips, tricks, and solution you can use to make your life much easier with your devices whenever problems arrive and complications which you may find difficult to deal with.

There are several things that must be done to hide or hide the SMS (text messages) on the Android cell phone. The first and foremost is probably hiding the Messages app icon. The second is to hide the notifications that appear when a new message arrives. The third, not exactly about hiding, is to protect the SMS with a password or even protect the SMS application itself.

Hide the SMS app

Removing the SMS application from the home screen and hiding it in the application menu are the first steps to prevent unauthorized access to personal or private text messages.

To remove the SMS application from the home screen, simply remove its icon. Commonly, you just have to press and hold for a couple of seconds on the “Messages” application icon so that the “Delete” option pops up.

Hiding the SMS application from the application menu will depend on the brand of the device. Some mobiles come with an option from the factory that allows you to hide applications (within the application menu itself). In cell phones that do not have this option, it will be necessary to install an application that supports this feature. ADW Launcher 2.0 is one of them. In ADW Launcher you have to do the following to hide the SMS app:

  1. Open the applications menu.
  2. Slide the left menu and choose «All applications».
  3. Tap on the button with three dots on the right and then on «Edit».
  4. Finally, uncheck the “Messages” application to hide it.
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Review the following article with other alternatives to ADW Launcher to hide applications on Android.

Grades:

  • After hiding the app, to enter to see the SMS you will first have to unhide it. To avoid having to do this all the time, some launchers, including ADW Launcher, allow you to configure gestures that can be drawn on the screen to open certain applications, among which the SMS app could be configured.
  • Remember that after hiding the SMS application, it can still be visible in the list of recently used applications. It will have to be removed from this list as well so that it is not accessible in this way.

Descargar ADW Launcher: Link

Hide SMS notifications

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Even if the application is hidden, the phone will notify you when a new SMS arrives. To prevent the mobile from ringing, vibrating or warning on the screen about this event, SMS notifications can be deactivated. These notifications can be totally or partially disabled.

Fully hide SMS notifications
By completely disabling SMS notifications, there will be no notification on the phone when a new SMS arrives. It will be necessary to open the SMS app to see if new messages have arrived. This is done as follows:

  1. Open the General Settings of the Android system.
  2. Find and tap on the option that says “Applications” (or “Application Manager”).
  3. In the list of apps that will appear, locate and tap on «Messages».
  4. On the next screen, tap on «Notifications» and then activate the option that says «Block all». On some devices, simply unchecking a box that says something like “Show notifications.”
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Partially hide SMS notifications
You can also partially disable SMS notifications. In this way, the phone will only notify new SMS from certain contacts and will hide notifications from others. You can hide the content of the SMS in the notifications, the number or name of the contact within the SMS, change the appearance of the icon or the vibration and sound. All these aspects can be customized for each contact.

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Customize SMS notifications in Handcent Next SMS

Normally, all these skills are not supported by the standard SMS application. You need to install an alternate SMS application. Two SMS applications that offer these possibilities are Handcent Next SMS and Textra SMS. Once configured as the default SMS app on Android, do the following:

Customize notifications in Handcent Next SMS

  • Open the conversation with the contact.
  • Tap on the three-dot icon at the top right.
  • Tap on Personalization.
  • Tocar en Notification Settings.

Customize notifications in Textra SMS

  • Press for two seconds on the conversation with the contact.
  • Tap on the three-dot button at the top right.
  • Tap on “Customize”.
  • Tap on “Notifications”.

In this way you can customize the notifications for each contact. To customize the notifications for all contacts, you will have to go to the general settings of each application and choose the menu “Notification Settings” or “Customize Notifications”.

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Descargar Handcent Next SMS: play.google.com
Download Textra SMS: play.google.com

Hide SMS in a private trunk

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Another way to “hide” SMS is to send it to a password-protected trunk. The Handcent Next SMS application offers such a feature. You have to slide the left side menu and choose the option «Private Box». In the configuration of this private box it will be necessary to establish an access password. The SMS exchanged with certain or certain contacts can be sent to this private trunk. The rest of the SMS can remain in the normal inbox of the SMS app.

Other applications like Private space (link) also offer a similar feature.

Bonus: Block SMS app

Obviously, this option does not hide SMS on Android, but it does protect them against unauthorized access by onlookers. There are security applications that not only allow you to block the SMS app, but also other sensitive apps on the phone, such as the Photo Gallery, the phone app, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, etc.


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