How to Lock SMS Messages or Hide on Android Phone ?

The popular social messaging apps like WhatsApp and WeChat have taken the messaging to a completely new level. Unfortunately, our privacy is not well taken care of. Earlier, I've covered an article about 'how to lock whatsapp with a password'. It is beneficial for those who use only the WhatsApp as their main messaging platform. However, a lot of people still use the regular SMS text messaging system to communicate with their loved ones.

Those text messages can definitely be seen by others who had access to your Android mobile phone. Of-course, there is a lock screen feature on every Smartphone, but not everyone likes to enter the pattern or pass code every time they want to use it. Luckily, there are many useful Android apps on the play store that help you to hide or lock SMS messages with a password (set by you).

SMS Lock is definitely a life saver for those who wanted to protect their privacy. Once installed, it will hide all the SMS/MMS messages and only the user who knows the pattern will be able to view those messages. The SMS lock android app works on the default messaging app as well as the Google Hangouts app.

How to Install & Configure SMS Lock Android App?

1.First of all, go to the Playstore, download and install the SMS lock app. If you've no Internet connection on your mobile, you can also download the apk file to PC and then transfer it to your mobile phone.

2.Once installed, open the app and select the list of apps that you wanted to password protect. By default, the messaging app and the hangouts app will appear in the list. Ensure that you see a 'lock' sign beside the app you want to lock, else tap it.

3.Next, tap on the option ' Change Lock Pattern' which will let you set a lock pattern for the first time.

4.Once done, click 'Continue'.

5.Next, tap on the button that says 'Enable Lock' to activate the SMS locking feature.

That's it! From now onwards, all your SMS messages will be locked and hidden. No one except you will be able to view your messages, that too only when you enter the pattern lock. If you want to unhide all your messages in the future, you can simply do so by opening the 'SMS lock' app and then tapping on the 'Disable Lock' button.