How To Hide Message Preview On Galaxy S8 And Galaxy S8 Plus

All those many features that everybody praises on the latest Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus can be a double-edged sword. Some users love the sense of novelty, while others don’t really appreciate the challenge of adjusting to change. Also, there are the privacy concerns that many would raise, just like it happens with the message preview that our readers ask if and how they can disable.

Truth to be told, Samsung loves to wow people by adding new functionalities with every new model released. Flagship devices are particularly packed with all kinds of additions and if you feel overwhelmed by it, it’s totally understandable. You’re not alone in this. At the same time, you shouldn’t let yourself swamped by confusion or frustration and decide, in an instant, that you’d better ditch your Samsung Galaxy S8 for another phone, from another brand.

Just as it offers you a wide range of options, Samsung lets you enable or disable these features however you want. So, having a simple and practical experience is not that complicated. In this article, we’re going to show you how to achieve that, with reference to the initially mentioned message preview.

How to disable text message previews on Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus

This feature comes activated by default. Whenever you receive a new message, you will get a popup at the top of the screen, with a short preview of the text and a ticker right on the status bar. If the device is locked, you’ll get the popup right on the Lock Screen.

If you are concerned that others might have access to your private conversations, all you have to do is to:

Launch the Messages app;
Tap on the three-dot icon from the action bar to access the Menu;
Tap on Settings;
Tap on Notifications;
In the newly opened window, you can either completely disable all message notifications;
Or you can only disable the pop-ups and / or the message previews;
Uncheck the boxes of the features you don’t want to use and leave the menus.

In only seven super-simple steps, you have managed to get rid of the annoying text message preview on Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus.