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 > Home and lock screen > Lock screen > Glance.

    Or, on your lock screen, tap the article title to open Glance, then tap > .

  2. Turn it off .

Turn Glance on

  1. Go to Settings > Home and lock screen > Lock screen > Glance.
  2. Turn it on .

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

Customise the content and other settings

Go to Settings > Home and lock screen > 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 > Home and lock screen.
  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 the clock smaller

  1. Go to Settings > Home and lock screen > Lock screen.
  2. Turn Double-line clock off .

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 > Home and lock screen > Lock screen.
  2. Tap Text on the 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.

Set when screen turns on automatically

To control when the screen turns on automatically:

  1. Go to Settings > Home and lock screen > Lock screen.
  2. Adjust settings:

    • To turn the screen on when you pick up the phone, touch Lift to check phone and turn it on .
    • To turn the screen on when a new notification arrives, turn New notifications on .