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.

Turn Glance content off/on

Not all carriers and countries support this feature.

Glance provides quick access to a wide variety of information without having to unlock your screen.

Turn Glance off

To remove this content from your lock screen:

  1. Go to Settings > Display > Lock screen > Glance.

    Or, on your lock screen, touch up arrow, then touch more options icon > .

  2. Turn Enable Glance on lock screen off toggle off switch.

Turn Glance on

  1. Go to Settings > Display > Lock screen > Glance.

  2. Turn Enable Glance on lock screen on toggle on switch.

    You'll see notifications on your lock screen as a chip. Tap the chip to browse notifications.

Customize the content and other settings

Go to Settings > Display > Lock screen > Glance.

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.

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.

Set when screen turns on automatically

To control when the screen turns on automatically:

  1. Go to Settings > Display > Lock screen.
  2. To turn the screen on when a new notification arrives, turn Wake screen for notification on toggle on switch.