'Content hidden' lock screen notifications - S7 Edge: why don't they show details?

[arkfour]

I actually returned my S7 for this very reason. I prefer access to email previews on the lock screen so I am sticking with my iPhone 5S until this bug is rectified

 

[Jim Timberline]

This did it for me. Thanks.

 

[TrumpsTheGuy]

Re: 'Content hidden' lock screen notifications - S7 edge

S7- My messages are now visible on the lock screen. I opened the messages app, selected more, selected settings, selected notifications, selected/ turned on preview messages in popup and lock screen.

 

[sdorame]

That fixed it for me! Clicked on the word "hide content" and "show content" option appeared.

thanks!

 

[keb45]

I'd been having the same issue and this fixed it for me!! Thank you

 

[Pandapandapanda]

None of this has worked for me on my Note 7. Seriously, if it were this obvious, we wouldn't still be having the problem.

 

[mdwheaton]

I also have a Note 7.
The trick was to REMOVE lock screen security. Then re-enable lock screen security. You will then be presented with options to change what content displays by default on the lock screen.

 

[Levy Barnes]

I had the same problem with hidden content on the locked screen on my Note 7, and the suggestion worked, thank you!

The issue was resolved because I had the hide content on locked screen switched on.

 

[Jay C2]

Last try, go Settings>Applications>Application Manager>Email(for example) and under notifications it will show everything. I have content show and my settings read as follow.

Previews in pop-ups - ON
Hide on lock screen - OFF
Hide content on lock screen - OFF

thank you so much!! This worked for me!!

 

[Loathe]

Doing both of these resolved my issue with Pandora, thanks.

 

[MaeRogers13]

under settings / lock screen and security what does it say under notification on lock screen, if it doesn't say "show content" that could be the problem.

This has been driving me nuts and totally fixed my problem! Thanks!

 

[JacoGordo]

Created an account because I accidentally stumbled onto a solution. I was trying to do all of the above suggestions and none of those worked. In my notifications, I had show notification, tried restarting the phone, all of it. Nothing. Then I did this:

1. From the lock screen, do a long press on whatever notification says "Content Hidden."
2. There should be an option called "Hide content on lock screen." This should be moved to "Off."

That did it for me. I had to go notification type by notification type, but it seems to do the job. I would love to know how or why the Content Hidden thing happened (I didn't set that on my phone) or if there is a way to do the fix globally, but I hope this helps some people.

 

[diane93906]

Hide content in some app notifications: If you want to have notifications on your lock screen, but hide sensitive information in some of those apps (like a messaging app), first enable lock screen notifications to show content as above. Then head into settings > notifications > ADVANCED. Here you can manage the notifications of each individual app. You can opt to hide content from the lock screen here for specific apps.

This finally worked for me! Thank you.

 

[MarkBridgett]

This worked for me for the BBC News app where I had this problem.

Last try, go Settings>Applications>Application Manager>Email(for example) and under notifications it will show everything. I have content show and my settings read as follow.

Previews in pop-ups - ON
Hide on lock screen - OFF
Hide content on lock screen - OFF

 

[Investintulum]

Not sure if this is the same or not but for me I just discovered I can hold finger down on the contents hidden notification for a second or so and it will then open an options dialogue box where I have the option to change the "sensitivity" setting.
I hope this helps someone.

 

[Trini1979]

Re: 'Content hidden' lock screen notifications - S7 edge

So I must have fiddled with one setting too much. All my notifications on the lock screen show no details, just 'Content hidden'. Which I don't want.

I've tried the workarounds from previous Android versions and the s5/s6 but nothing seems to work. Lock screen and security is set to show content and all other applications are allowed to show notifications.

Any workarounds or other settings I've missed in Android 6 would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks!

Go to settings -> Lock screen and security -> select notifications on lock screen -> show content for the application that isn't showing. Voila! Hope this helped.

 

[thakur akshit singh]

Tried that too, still getting the content hidden message, hmmmm

Go to setting lock screen and security then notification on lock screen set it as show content thats it

 

[Alfy357]

Thanks
it worked like magic
Appreciated !!!

 

[kz121.xp]

Thanks
it worked like magic
Appreciated !!!

Can you please clarify what steps resolved this issue? It just started happening on my galaxy s8 with the stock email app syncing to an exchange server - I didn't knowingly change anything and neither did my exchange administrator...

 

[chanchan05]

Can you please clarify what steps resolved this issue? It just started happening on my galaxy s8 with the stock email app syncing to an exchange server - I didn't knowingly change anything and neither did my exchange administrator...

It's in the post above.

Go to settings -> Lock screen and security -> select notifications on lock screen -> show content for the application that isn't showing. Voila! Hope this helped.