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.

Change how notifications look and work

Turn off or limit notifications

To turn off notifications for your lock screen (sleep mode and awake mode), or to 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.

To turn off notifications in sleep mode but see them in awake mode:

  1. Go to Settings > Home and lock screen > Lock screen.
  2. Tap Sleep display, then turn Always On display off .
  3. Tap Privacy and choose Show all notifications on the lock screen.

To have the screen stay black when notifications arrive:

  1. Go to Settings > Home and lock screen > Lock screen.
  2. Turn Wake screen for notification off .

Change notification style

These are your choices for displaying notifications on your lock screen:

  1. Bubbles: see notifications bundled by app. Tap a bubble to preview an app's notifications.
  2. Chip: see which apps have notifications. Tap the chip to see all notifications.
  3. List: see notifications as a list with details.

To change styles:

  1. On the lock screen, touch & hold a blank space, then tap Customise lock screen.

    Or go to Settings > Home and lock screen > Lock screen > Customise lock screen.

  2. Tap the image representing your current notification style.

  3. Choose a new style.

Hide or show notification actions

If you don't want to see and use actions on notifications (like Reply, Archive):

  1. Go to Settings > Home and lock screen > Lock screen.
  2. Turn Sleep mode interactions off .

Choose whether unlocking is needed for replies

To prevent others from using your phone, when you use an action (like Reply) from a notification, you need to unlock the phone before replying.

To allow replies or other actions from notifications without unlocking:

  1. Go to Settings > Home and lock screen > Lock screen.
  2. Turn Safe reply off .

Set gestures for turning the screen on/off

When the screen is off (black), you can always press the power button to see the lock screen. You can also use these other gestures.

Tap or move phone to show interactive sleep display

Set your phone to wake the sleep display with a tap or gesture for a quick glance while it''s lying on a flat surface.

  1. Go to Settings > Home and lock screen > Lock screen.
  2. Tap Wake the display and select gestures to wake the display.

Tap twice to go directly to the lock screen

When your screen is off (dark), you can skip sleep mode and go directly to awake mode on the lock screen by tapping the screen twice. To set this up:

  1. Go to Settings > Home and lock screen > Lock screen.
  2. Tap Jump to lock screen and turn Use Jump to lock screen on .

Tap twice to turn the screen off

To turn the screen off and lock the phone from any screen:

  1. Go to Settings > Home and lock screen > Lock screen.
  2. Tap Put the display to sleep and turn it on .

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.

Add features and apps to the lock screen

Add shortcuts to the bottom corners of your lock screen to access your favourite apps or features, like the torch or QR code scanner.

  1. Go to Settings > Home and lock screen > Lock screen.
  2. Tap Customise lock screen and unlock.
  3. Tap a shortcut icon in the lower right or left corner, then tap the feature or app (scroll down for apps) to use.
  4. Tap to save.