How to reply to WhatsApp messages from Android lock screen

To reply to a message you usually have to unlock the screen, open the application and finally write and send. Why do all this if you can answer a WhatsApp on Android lock screen directly?

There are at least of the forms to do that. Those mentioned below. And in addition to what has been said, they will allow you to answer WhatsApp from notifications. Namely, without opening the app! It is very useful while you are watching other things on the cell phone.

You will also be able to read messages and reply without appearing online! Even if you are reading and replying to messages, your “Last time” will still show the time you last opened the WhatsApp application.

In this explanation we will use WhatsApp as an example. But it also serves to answer without unlocking the screen in Messenger and other messaging applications.

Reply to a WhatsApp from the lock screen on Android

How to reply to messages with a locked screen

You just have to install the application Floatify. It is an alternate lock screen that offers this functionality. As a bonus, it also allows reply messages from notification (not only on the lock screen, but from the floating notification that appears on the screen).

Floatify is a complete solution to answer WhatsApp messages without having to unlock the screen, without opening the application and yes, also without appearing online.

How to use Floatify

Application to answer messages without unlocking the screen

After installing, enable the permission to notifications, as Floatify tells you. The application it comes preconfigured, so you don’t have to do anything else.

In case it appears double notification, just disable floating WhatsApp notifications (Settings> Applications> WhatsApp> Notifications> Activate Show silently). It also activates the notification reminder, so that the phone rings and vibrates (Settings> Notifications> Remind Notification).

The requirement is to have a telephone with Android 5 As minimum. You can download the application at the following link.

Download Floatify from Google Play: play.google.com

How to reply to messages from the lock screen (PRO method)

Image above: Reply to WhatsApp from Android notifications, on locked screen

If you have a device with Android 7 or higher, you do not need to install an additional application to reply to messages without unlocking the screen. The feature is already built into this system. You just have to activate it.

By default, in Android 7 you can reply messages from notifications directly. What cannot be answered from the lock screen. If you expand the notification you will see that the cell phone requests unlock the screen before you can answer.

To be able to respond from notifications on the lock screen (without having to previously unlock), this function must be enabled. However, the procedure requires the help of a PC.

On Samsung Galaxy

The process has been tested in a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, but it will likely work on other devices.

The fundamental requirement is that they have the Android 7 «Nougat» system.

Additionally, you must prepare your PC and cell phone to be able to send a couple of text commands from the first to the second. You need to install and configure the ADB tool on the computer. You must also install the mobile USB drivers. On the cell phone you must enable USB debugging.

Once the above is accomplished, the mobile is connected to the PC with the USB cable. The ADB tool runs on the PC. Type the following command and hit Enter:

adb devices

This should return a string of characters, confirming that the connection between the equipment is correct. Then the following command is entered:

adb shell settings put secure lock_screen_allow_remote_input 1

This command is the one that enable reply from lock screen notifications. It usually takes effect immediately. You don’t even need to restart the device.

If you receive a SMS, WhatsApp o Messenger, check it out. In a new notification, swipe down. A text box should appear so that you can reply directly from the notification on the lock screen, without having to unlock first.

How to undo this change

Being able to reply to WhatsApp and other messages without having to unlock the screen is very useful. But it also opens up the possibility that Anyone holding the phone can reply to your messages. To reverse the previous process, you must send the following command:

adb shell settings put secure lock_screen_allow_remote_input 0

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