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How to Hide PIN, Password or Pattern on Galaxy S22 When You Type Them?

Last Modified: April 17, 2022 ยท 1 Comment

How to Hide PIN, Password or Pattern on Galaxy S22 When You Type Them

You can hide PIN, password, or pattern when you type them to unlock Galaxy S22.

This Galaxy S22 how-to guide explains why you may want to hide PIN, password or pattern when unlocking Galaxy S22 and how to enable this feature to protect your screen lock on Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra.

Hide PIN, password or pattern on Galaxy S22 when typing them

  • Why you may want to hide PIN, password or pattern when unlocking Galaxy S22?
  • How to hide PIN, password or pattern when unlocking Galaxy S22 or typing them?
    • Step 1: Open Galaxy S22 Settings
    • Step 2: Access Biometrics and security settings
    • Step 3: Disable the Make passwords visible
    • Step 4: Verify Galaxy S22 hides PIN, password or pattern
  • Does it hide PIN or password for all apps?
  • Can you hide PIN, password or pattern when unlocking Galaxy S22?

Why you may want to hide PIN, password or pattern when unlocking Galaxy S22?

On Galaxy S22, like on any other Android phone, the lock screen PIN, password, or pattern will be briefly shown when you type them.

The purpose of showing them is to let you confirm that you typed them correctly.

But this could be a security or privacy risk in many cases.

For example, if you unlock your Galaxy S22 in a crowded environment (e.g., a hopping mall, a restaurant, or a bus), others may quickly see your PIN (password or pattern), intentionally or unintentionally. If your phone is targeted by a pickpocket, then you make him easy to unlock your phone to access your data or reset the phone when he holds your phone.

So, it is important to hide PIN, password or pattern when unlocking Galaxy S22 unless you really need the assistance to double-check what you typed. Even your grandma probably does not need it.

Anyway, you can close one more possible security hole if you hide PIN, password, or pattern for your Galaxy S22 screen lock.

Please note if anyone knows your screen lock, they can access almost all data saved on the phone. That’s why you should set up a lock screen security for Galaxy S22. Hiding PIN, password, and pattern when typing will add one more layer of protection.

How to hide PIN, password or pattern when unlocking Galaxy S22 or typing them?

As mentioned, by default, Galaxy S22 briefly displays what you typed when you try to unlock Galaxy S22.

You can follow these steps to hide PIN, password or pattern when unlocking Galaxy S22.

Step 1: Open Galaxy S22 Settings

You can open Galaxy S22 Settings in a few different ways, for example,

  • Tap the Settings app icon on the Galaxy S22 Home screen or Apps screen.
  • Tap the gear icon in Galaxy S22 quick panel.

Of course, you can also use voice commands (Google Assistant or Bixby) to open Galaxy S22 Settings.

Step 2: Access Biometrics and security settings

On the Galaxy S22 Settings page, as shown in the screenshot below, tap Biometrics and security.

Galaxy S22 settings
hide PIN, password or pattern on Galaxy S22: biometrics and security settings

On the Biometrics and security page, as shown in the screenshot above, you can find some settings related to biometrics (face and fingerprints) and security.

Scroll down a bit and then tap Other security settings, as shown above.

Step 3: Disable the Make passwords visible

On the Other security settings page, you can find the option for Make password visible, as shown in the screenshot below.

By default, the option is enabled (the switch is on the right side), as shown in the picture.

Tap the switch to disable it so that Galaxy S22 will hide PIN, password, or pattern when typing them.

hide PIN, password or pattern when typing on Galaxy S22: make password visible
hide PIN, password or pattern when typing on Galaxy S22: disable showing PIN. password

Once you disable Make password visible, the switch should be greyed out and on the left side, as shown in the screenshot above.

This means when unlocking Galaxy S22, the phone will hide PIN, password, or pattern without displaying them briefly.

Step 4: Verify Galaxy S22 hides PIN, password or pattern

Now, you can press the Side key once to lock the phone, then press it again to wake up the screen to unlock it.

If you are using the Galaxy S22 LED View Cover or Clear View cover, you can close and open the case to test it.

Before you hide PIN, password, or pattern, what you typed will be shown on the screen, as shown on the left side of the following picture.

After you hide PIN, password, or pattern, Galaxy S22 will display a dot when you type your lock screen PIN, password, or pattern, as shown on the right side of the picture.

Before and after: hide PIN, password or pattern when unlocking Galaxy S22
Before and after you hide PIN, password or pattern

Does it hide PIN or password for all apps?

Once you disable Make password visible, you can hide PIN, password, and pattern on the lock screen.

For most apps, Galaxy S22 will also hide PIN or password when typing. But some apps may have their own Show password/PIN option. If you enable it, of course, the full PIN or password will be visible.

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  1. real says

    March 20, 2022 at 1:48 pm

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