We do so many things with our Archos that they have now become secure things, we don't necessarily want them to fall into just any hands. Whether it is messages, photos, browsing history… There are a good number of points that we certainly do not want to share with the whole world.

In this article, we will focus on the information that remains accessible even with a locked smartphone. And, you will surely have observed it, there are many, in particular those of texts, your emails, your applications which send you push notifications ... If you want to make sure that your privacy will not be violated, there is a solution for this kind of problem, we will, in this guide, show you how to hide the content of messages in the notification bar of your Archos?

To do this, first, we will see how you can deactivate notifications on your Archos, then, how to hide only the content of text messages while keeping the notification that a new message has arrived on your Archos.

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How to hide all notifications on an Archos?

So let's start our guide by showing you the two methods that exist if you want disable notifications on your Archos. We will first explain to you how to deactivate notifications from a single application, such as Facebook Messenger, or your Messages application, to be quiet and that curious little ones cannot find out with whom you are exchanging messages. Then, afterwards, how to deactivate all notifications from your Archos. If you also want, do not hesitate to take a look at our tutorial to find out how to hide an application icon on your Archos.

How to turn off notifications from a single app

We start with the first option, it is surely the one that interests you the most. Indeed, deactivating notifications on your Archos only from messaging applications or from an application that you don't want your friends to find out about or what is happening on it is usually the most common reason for this kind of research.

The technique is very easy, very easily apply the following guidelines:

  • Access the “Settings” of your Archos
  • Go to the "Applications" menu
  • Find the app whose message content you want to hide in the notification bar of your Archos
  • In "Application settings" click on notification and turn off the display of notifications thereof

How to deactivate notifications from all Archos sound applications?

Finally, if you are fed up, in addition to not wanting to share them, with the ever increasing number of notifications that we receive, there is a radical solution to ensure that you are no longer bothered by them. . However, you will have to do the procedure yourself of going to look in each application if you have received a message or if something has happened, to hide the content of all applications in the notification bar of your Archos apply the following indications:

  • Go to the “Settings” of your Archos
  • Click on "Notifications"
  • Deactivate all the notification options so that you no longer have displayed anything in the notification bar of your Archos

How to hide only the message content on the Archos sound notification bar?

Finally, if you ever want to hide only the content of messages in the notification bar of your Archos , the technique will be significantly different. It will give you the option, even when the device is unlocked, not to display the text message preview in the notification bar. We present it to you below:

  • Go to the “Settings” of your Archos
  • Go to the "Applications" menu
  • Select the messaging app whose content you want to hide
  • Disable the option "Viewing notifications"

Otherwise, if you just want to hide the content of messages on the lock screen of your Archos, apply these guidelines:

  • Go to the “Settings” of your Archos
  • Go to the "Lock screen" menu
  • Click on the "Notifications" tab
  • Activate the option "Hide content"

If you are ever looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of Archos, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Archos.