To hide a texter's name on your iPhone, go to Settings > Notifications > Messages, then set Show Previews to "Never" or "When Unlocked" to hide the sender and message content from your lock screen; for more discrete alerts, you can also turn off "Show Alerts" in the same settings to remove banners, sounds, and badges, making it just say "iMessage" or "Message".
Turn off message previews
Under Lock Screen Appearance, click Show Previews and select Never. With the preview setting turned off, you'll still get a notification that you have a new message, but the sender's name and the message itself will be hidden until you unlock your phone and open the Messages app.
Settings > Messages > Notifications > Lockscreen Appearance. Set Show Previews to 'When Unlocked' or 'Never'. The first will mask the senders names until unlocked and only show an entry of a new message in Notification Center.
The most secure way to hide a contact on iMessage is to delete the conversation or use a private messaging app. But you can have partial privacy by hiding messaging alerts.
Go to https://contacts.google.com/ in a web browser, and sign into your account. Hover your mouse over the contact you want to hide, then click the button with three vertical dots. From there, click “Hide From Contacts” on the dropdown menu. This will hide the contact from your contact list.
Three-finger gestures on iPhone primarily activate accessibility features like VoiceOver (for screen reading and navigation) and Zoom (magnification), allowing scrolling, zooming, and text manipulation (copy/paste/undo) with specific taps and drags, though some text actions work without VoiceOver enabled for quick editing. Common gestures include three-finger double-tap to toggle VoiceOver speech, triple-tap for the screen curtain, and pinching/spreading with three fingers for copy/paste actions, notes this YouTube video.
Hide your Caller ID
You can prevent your Caller ID information from showing on outgoing calls on iPhone. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone. Tap Apps, then tap Phone. Tap Show My Caller ID, then turn it off.
Stop sharing your name and photo
Choose Messages > Settings, then click General. Deselect the Share Name and Photo option. Click Stop Sharing. Your name and photo are no longer shared in Messages.
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How to Make Messages Say Imessage
To know if someone blocked you, watch for calls going straight to voicemail after one ring, texts showing "Not Delivered" (or no read receipts/checkmarks on apps like WhatsApp), and potential changes on social media; the most definitive test is calling from another number, where it rings normally for you but goes to voicemail on your original number, indicating a block.
On iPhone: Swipe all the way to the right to get to the App Library. It lists every single app installed, even if it's hidden from the main home screens. Also, just swiping down from the middle of the screen and searching for app names like “Tinder,” “Vault,” or “Secret” can sometimes reveal hidden apps.