Change lock screen features

Use these options to control what content and features appear on your lock screen.

You can also control when your screen locks.

Limit lock screen notifications

Control which notifications appear

You can turn off notifications for your lock screen, or choose between showing some or all content:

  1. Go to Settings > Display.
  2. Tap Lock screen > Privacy.

  3. Select whether or not to show notifications.

    If you show notifications but hide sensitive content, then you'll receive notifications for incoming emails or chats, but they won't include message details.

Choose between icons or summary list

If you're allowing notifications to appear on your lock screen, you can display them in a list, where you can preview the content. Or, to keep them more private, you can just show a chip of icons for the apps that have sent notifications; touch the chip to see the full list.

  1. Go to Settings > Display > Lock screen.
  2. Tap Notification Style.

  3. Choose one:

    • To see notifications as a list with details, select List.
    • To see only icons and touch them to see the list of notifications, select Chip.

Make clock smaller

  1. Go to Settings > Display > Lock screen.
  2. Turn Double-line clock off toggle off switch.

Add message to lock screen

To add your name or a short message to your lock screen for anyone who finds your phone:

  1. Go to Settings > Display > Lock screen.
  2. Tap Text on lock screen.
  3. Type the text to display and tap Save.
TipDon't put your mobile number as contact info on your lock screen unless you can access your voicemail from another device.

Control access to your wallet

To allow or prevent access to your Wallet without unlocking your phone:

  1. Go to Settings > Display > Lock screen.
  2. Turn Show wallet on toggle on switch or off toggle off switch.

Show and control smart devices

If you have Google Home devices (lights, cameras, thermostats), you can monitor and control them from the lock screen:

  1. Go to Settings > Display > Lock screen.

  2. To add them to your lock screen, turn Show device controls on toggle on switch.

    This allows you to review their controls from the lock screen, but you'll have to unlock to adjust their settings.

  3. If you also want to be able to adjust their controls without unlocking, turn Control from locked device on toggle on switch.