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question about text notifications and privacy

i really want to be able to set my text notifications so that i have an alert when i get a new message... BUT, i don't want my freaking text message to show on the homepage of my phone. privacy people?

is there a way to have audible alerts with no partial message showing???

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AZSALUKI

delete the widget. i suspect you have one of the 7 home pages dedicated to the messaging widget (not the app). if this is the case, you can delete the widget and just use the app (where you have to open it to see all of your messages). go to the home page with the message showing and long press it....then drag it down to delete it.

AZSALUKI

or are you talking about just at the very top when the message scrolls in the status bar? if that's the case then go into the settings (after opening the messaging app) and under "recieved messages" uncheck "recieved notification."

eppy01f4i

Just tried this and all notification is turned off when you do this. No vibrate or tone so you have no clue unless you look at the screen you received a text.

:smileysad:

jennster

yeah, if you turn off the notifications, it turns off ALL notifications for text messaging. there is no option to simply turn off the top bar scroll/home page message view part... but leave on the beep for texting. that's all i want- a sound that lets me know i've recieved a text message, but no preview of it showing anywhere.

AZSALUKI

u may be able to with one of the texting apps....handcent or sms or one of the others? i believe they have more options than the stock app.

sHaY_j

AZSALUKI is correct, there is a Privacy Mode option within the Handcent app that you can check/uncheck whether you want the message content to be shown in the notification bar. Hope this helps!

jennster

Ok..that might work. Do i just search for handcent?
And thx everyone

dabubbakin

Handcent in the market yes. It's got tons of options. I have my texts hidden, and an unlock feature to view all texts. It's nice.

jennster

Great download...thanks!!! Now if i could combinr them both they'd be perfect lol

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