How to hide the content of notifications on Xiaomi: 5 working ways for MIUI

Smartphone privacy starts with small details, such as notifications that can display private messages or financial information on a locked screen. Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco smartphones running MIUI offer multiple levels of protection for such data, but not everyone knows how to use it correctly. In this article, we will examine all the available ways to hide the content of notifications, from standard system settings to hidden functions for individual applications.

The problem of leakage through notifications has become especially relevant with the proliferation of contactless payments and instant messengers: one look at the screen is enough to find out the code from SMS or a fragment of correspondence. MIUI (especially versions 14 and 15) provides flexible tools to mask such data, but their configuration requires attention to detail. We tested all methods on Android 13/14 devices and identified those that work stably – without failures and loss of functionality.

It's important to understand that notifying is not just a privacy issue, it's also a security issue, for example, scammers can use visible codes from SMS to confirm transactions, so you need to do this in a comprehensive way, taking into account the specifics of each application.

• 🔒 Standard settings MIUI to hide the text of notifications on the locked screen
• 📱 Individual settings for messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber)
• 🏦 Special cases for banking applications (SberBank, Tinkoff, VTB)
• 🛠️ Hidden functions through ADB power-user
• ⚠️ Common mistakes that nullify all efforts to protect

Basic MIUI settings: hide the text of notifications on the lock screen

The easiest way to limit notification visibility is to use built-in MIUI options, which is suitable for all Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco models running MIUI 12 and later, with the main advantage of not having to install additional apps or get root access.

To hide the text of notifications on the lock screen:

1. Open Settings → Notifications and Status bar.
2. Go to the Notifications section on the lock screen.
3. Choose one of three options: 🔄 "Show everything" - displays icons and text (not safe) 🔒 "Hide the content of notifications" - only app icons are shown ❌ "Do not show notifications – complete shutdown (may miss important alerts)

The best choice for most users is “Hide the contents of notifications,” in which case the lock screen will only display the icons of the apps (such as WhatsApp or SberBank), but not the text of the message itself.

⚠️ Note: On some devices with MIUI 13 and older, this setting may be reset after the update. Check the settings after installing new firmware versions.

2. Set up notifications for individual applications

General MIUI settings hide the text of all notifications, but often require a more flexible approach, such as leaving alerts from Mail or Calendar visible, but hiding messages from messengers and banking applications, and MIUI provides customization of each application.

Instructions for setting:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select the desired application (for example, Telegram or Tinkoff).
3. Click Notifications → Notifications on the lock screen.
4. Set the switch to the position "Hide content" or "Do not show".

For banking applications (SberBank Online, VTB Online, Alfa-Click) it is recommended to choose “Do Not Show”, since even a hidden notification can contain metadata (for example, transaction time) that scammers can use for social engineering.

MIUI Hidden Opportunities: Privacy and Second Space

Xiaomi has integrated several unique features into MIUI that not only hide notifications, but also completely isolate sensitive data, with two of the most useful options being “Privacy Mode” and “Second Space”.

Privacy Mode (available on MIUI 14+) allows you to temporarily hide notifications from certain applications when activated, for example, you can configure it so that during meetings or in public places, notifications from WhatsApp and SberBank do not appear at all.

Settings → Special features → Privacy mode

Second Space (or Dual Apps) is a fully-isolated, isolated environment where you can install copies of instant messengers and banking applications with separate notifications, all notifications from the second space are hidden by default on the main lock screen.

1. Open Settings → Applications → Second Space
2. Create a new space and bring the necessary applications to it.
3. Set up notifications for each duplicate application separately.

⚠️ Warning: Second space takes up extra memory and may slow down the device on weak models (Redmi) 9A, Poco C31). Before using, check the free space in the Settings section. → Memory.

4. ADB-Power User Commands: Hiding Notifications at System Level

If standard MIUI settings seem inadequate, you can use hidden Android options available through ADB (Android Debug Bridge), a technique that requires connecting your smartphone to your computer and basic command line knowledge, but allows you to flexibly configure notification displays, including:

• 🔧 Disabling notifications for certain packets
• 🔍 Hiding notifications from system applications (e.g, MIUI Security)
• 📵 Block notifications on the lock screen for all applications at once

The main commands for managing notifications:

Hide notifications for a specific application (such as WhatsApp)


adb shell cmd notification allow_list -p com.whatsapp -c none




Disable notifications on the lock screen for all applications



adb shell settings put global lock_screen_show_notifications 0




Allow notifications only for selected applications (coma list)



adb shell cmd notification allow_list -p com.example.app1,com.example.app2

Important: After use ADB-commands some system notifications (such as low battery charge) may also be missing. `adb shell cmd notification allow_list --reset`.

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Before using ADB, back up notification settings via Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset. This will help you quickly recover settings if you make an error.

5. Features of hiding notifications in messengers

Messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber) often ignore the system settings of MIUI and display notifications in their format, and to completely hide their content, you need to configure the internal parameters of each application.

For WhatsApp:

1. Open the application and go to ⋮ → Settings → Notifications.
2. Select Tone and Message Notifications.
3. Turn off the "Show text message" option.

For Telegram:

1. Come in. ⋮ → Settings → Notifications and sounds.
2. Select Privacy Notifications.
3. Activate Hide Text for notifications on the lock screen.

In Viber, similar settings are found in the section More → Settings → Notifications → Text of the message. Here you can choose whether the sender name will be displayed or only the application icon.

⚠️ Note: Telegram has a separate setting for "Secret Chats" - even if you have hidden the text of normal notifications, messages from secret dialogues can be displayed. → Confidentiality → Secret chat rooms.

6 Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Many Xiaomi users are faced with notifications that continue to display despite all settings, most often due to one of the following errors:

• 🔄 Resetting settings after update — MIUI Sometimes resets notification settings when you install a new version. Always check the settings after the update.
• 📱 Ignoring App Rights – Some programs (like Facebook or Instagram) ask permission to display notifications over other windows. → Special facilities → Rights for special opportunities.
• 🔒 Version inconsistency - settings for MIUI 14 may not work on MIUI 12.Clarify the relevance of the instructions for your firmware.
• 🔌 Conflict with optimizers – applications like MIUI Optimization or Security can override custom settings. Add the right messengers to the exceptions.

Another common problem is notifications from system applications (such as Mi Video or Mi Browser) that cannot be disabled in the standard way.

1. Freeze the application through Settings → Applications → Application Management → Disable.
2. Using ADB to force notifications to be disabled (see Section 4).

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If notifications continue to be displayed despite all settings, check the Security app – it can block changes to settings.

FAQ: Frequent questions about hiding notifications on Xiaomi