Message Processing Method and Apparatus

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a server, a first message sent by a first device to a second device;
• determining, by the server, whether the first message comprises privacy data;
• when the first message comprises privacy data, generating, by the server, a second message according the first message by removing the privacy data from the first message;
• and
• sending, by the server, the second message to the second device, so that the second device displays a notification of the second message on a lock screen interface after receiving the second message.

A method comprising:

• displaying, by a device, a lock screen interface;
• receiving, by the device, a message from a server;
• displaying, by the device, a notification of the message on the lock screen interface, wherein privacy data in the message is replaced by a specified character in the notification of the message;
• displaying, by the device, unlock prompt information on the lock screen interface to prompt a user to perform an unlocking operation;
• receiving, by the device, an unlocking operation from the user;
• verifying, by the device, the unlocking operation;
• and
• after verifying the unlocking operation, displaying, by the device, the message including the privacy data.

A device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for execution by the processor, the program including instructions for:
• displaying a lock screen interface;
• receiving a message from a server;
• displaying a notification of the message on the lock screen interface, wherein privacy data in the message is replaced by a specified character in the notification of the message;
• displaying unlock prompt information on the lock screen interface to prompt a user to perform an unlocking operation;
• receiving an unlocking operation from the user;
• verifying the unlocking operation;
• and
• after verifying the unlocking operation, displaying the message including the privacy data.