How to hide the text of notifications on Xiaomi: from standard settings to hidden MIUI chips

Privacy on a smartphone starts with small details — like the text of notifications that strangers can read when you pull your phone out of your pocket or leave it on the table. Xiaomi’s MIUI-powered smartphones offer several ways to hide the content of notifications, from basic settings on the menu to little-known features that not all users notice. But not all methods are equally effective — some hide text only on a locked screen, others work in an unlocked state, and still others require the installation of additional applications.

In this article, we’ll look at 5 working ways, including MIUI settings, incognito modes for individual applications, and even ADB capabilities for advanced users. We’ll focus on why some Xiaomi models (like the Redmi Note 12 or POCO X5) might not work, and what to do in such cases.

Standard MIUI settings: hide the text of notifications on a locked screen

The easiest way is to use the built-in MIUI options, which are available on all Xiaomi smartphones, starting with the MIUI 12 firmware version, and do not require superuser rights or additional programs. However, there is an important caveat: these settings only work on a locked screen, and once unlocked, the notification text will be visible in full.

To activate the function:

1. Go to Settings → Notifications → Notification settings.
2. Select Notifications on the locked screen.
3. Activate the option to Hide the contents of notifications.

On some models (such as Xiaomi 13T or POCO F5), the path may be slightly different: Settings → Screen Lock → Additional settings → Notifications on the locked screen.

⚠️ Note: If you have Smart Lock enabled, notifications can be displayed in full even on a locked screen in “trusted” locations (such as at home or when connecting to a trusted device via Bluetooth). → Screen locking → Smart lockdown.

2. Incognito mode for individual applications

If you only need to hide notifications from specific messengers (such as Telegram, WhatsApp or Viber), you can use the built-in incognito mode, which works on both locked and unlocked screens, but requires customization for each application separately.

Instructions for Telegram:

1. Open the app and go to Settings → Notifications and sounds.
2. Select the Notification Type and activate the No Text option.
3. For additional privacy, disable Message Preview.

For WhatsApp:

• 📱 Go to Settings. → Notifications.
• 🔒 Select Notification Tone and turn off Display Text Messages.
• 🔔 For full cover, also deactivate Notification Sounds and Vibration.

Similar settings are found in other popular messengers, and the main advantage of this method is flexibility: you can leave notifications visible to important contacts and hide them to others.

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If the messenger does not have the option to hide the text of notifications, try to disable notifications completely, and instead use the app widget on the home screen, so you will see new messages, but their content will remain hidden.

3. Use of "Secure Mode" (Second Space) to completely isolate notifications

The MIUI’s Second Space feature allows you to create an isolated environment with separate settings, apps, and notifications, which is useful if you want to completely hide notifications from certain applications not only on the lock screen, but also in the notification bar.

How to set up:

1. Go to Settings → Special Options → Second Space.
2. Create a second desktop and transfer to it applications, notifications from which you want to hide.
3. In the main space, these notifications will not be displayed.

The downside is that you have to constantly switch between spaces, but it's the only way to completely hide notifications from certain applications, even when unlocked, without using third-party programs.

4. Third-party applications for concealing notifications

If MIUI isn't built in, you can use third-party utilities, and one of the most popular solutions is Notisave (available on Google Play), which not only hides the text of notifications, but also stores their history, allowing you to view messages later in encrypted form.

How to set up Notisave:

• 📲 Install the app from Google Play.
• 🔧 Provide access to notifications in Settings → Annexes → Special access → Access to notifications.
• 🔒 In Notisave settings, select Hide Notification Content and activate encryption.
• 📌 Add the Notisave widget to the home screen for quick access to hidden notifications.

Other useful applications:

• 🛡️ Notification History Log – keeps a log of notifications and allows you to filter them by application.
• 🔐 Hide Lockscreen Notifications – specializes in hiding notifications on the lock screen.
• 📱 NLS (Notification Log Shortcut – Creates a shortcut to view notification history without displaying it on the screen.

⚠️ Note: Some notification hiding apps (such as those that require Accessibility Service rights) may conflict with features MIUI, If after installing such software, the smartphone began to slow down or discharge quickly, check the battery optimization settings in Settings. → Battery → Optimizing the battery.

Check compatibility with your version MIUI|Download the app only from the official store (Google Play)|Provide manual access to notifications|Set up exceptions for the application in battery optimization|Backup important notifications before experimenting-->

5. Advanced method: Hiding notifications via ADB (no root)

If you're ready to dive into the technical details, you can use ADB (Android Debug Bridge) to hide notifications at the system level, a method that doesn't require root rights, but requires connecting your smartphone to your computer and basic command line knowledge.

Step-by-step:

1. Enable USB Debugging in Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version (click 7 times to unlock Developer Settings, then activate debugging in Settings → Additional → For Developers).
2. Connect your smartphone to your PC and execute the command: adb shell settings put global hide_notifications_on_lockscreen 1 This hides notifications on a locked screen.
3. To hide notifications for a specific application (e.g. Telegram), use: adb shell cmd notification allow_listener -c org.telegram.messenger -u 0

To reverse the changes, use the same commands by replacing 1 with 0 or -u 0 with -u 1.

This method is suitable for users who want full control over notifications but do not want to install third-party applications, but it requires caution: incorrect ADB commands can disrupt the system.

6. Hiding notifications from specific contacts (for instant messengers)

Sometimes you don't want to hide notifications from the entire app, but only from certain contacts, like you want to see messages from your family, but you want to hide correspondence with your colleagues, and most messengers support this feature, but it's implemented in different ways.

On Telegram:

• 👤 Open a chat with the contact you want to hide the notifications from.
• 🔕 Click on the contact name → Notifications → Disable notifications.
• 🔒Alternatively, select Quiet Mode to let notifications arrive, but without sound or text on the screen.

On WhatsApp:

• 📎 Open the chat room. → Click on three dots in the upper right corner → More. → Notifications.
• 🔔 Turn off Show notifications or select Only icon.
• 🔹 For additional privacy, disable Message Preview.

On Viber:

• 💬 Go to the chat room. → Information → Notifications.
• 🔇 Choose No Sound or Hide Text.
• 📵 To completely hide notifications, deactivate the option to Show notifications.

This method is convenient because it does not require global changes to the system – you control the visibility of notifications at the level of individual chats.

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Hiding notifications from specific contacts is the most flexible method, since it does not affect system settings and allows you to point-to-point control of privacy.

Alternative methods: disabling notifications at the system level

If you need to completely disable notifications from certain applications (rather than simply hide their text), you can use the built-in MIUI tools. This is a radical method, but it is guaranteed to solve the problem of privacy.

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Choose the app you want (like Facebook or Instagram).
3. Press Notifications and turn off the switch.

For a more subtle setup:

• 📵 Turn off Sounds and Vibration, but leave Notifications to see new messages without text.
• 🔕 Use Notification Categories to disable only certain types (e.g., YouTube “Recommendations”), but leave “Messages").

This is a good way to do this if you don’t want to see notifications from social networks or games, but you’re not ready to install additional programs.

FAQ: Frequent questions about hiding notifications on Xiaomi