Mobile device content sharing with privacy-focused notification management

A method comprising:

• detecting, by at least one processor of an electronic device that includes memory, at least one display, and communications subsystem for communicatively connecting the electronic device with at least one second electronic device, a connection to at least one personal second electronic device;
• determining that the at least one display is potentially being viewed by at least one other person who is not a primary user;
• in response to determining that the at least one display is potentially being viewed by at least one other person who is not the primary user, entering a privacy-focused notification management (PFNM) mode of operation, while the connection to the at least one personal second electronic device is detected;
• receiving an incoming notification;
• analyzing the incoming notification to categorize the incoming notification into one of a first category of sensitive, personal/private, or security-related (SPS) notifications and a second category of general notifications;
• and
• based on the incoming notification being categorized into the first category:
• suppressing the incoming notification from being presented on the electronic device;
• determining an active usage status for the at least one personal second electronic device;
• and
• transmitting data corresponding to the incoming notification to the at least one personal second electronic device for presentation via the at least one personal second electronic device, in response to determining the at least one personal second electronic device is being used by the primary user.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions that when executed by a processor of an electronic device comprising at least one display and communications subsystem for communicatively connecting the electronic device with at least one second electronic device, configure the electronic device to perform functions comprising:

• detecting a connection to at least one personal second electronic device;
• determine that the at least one display is potentially being viewed by at least one other person who is not a primary user;
• in response to determining that the at least one display is potentially being viewed by at least one other person who is not the primary user, entering a privacy-focused notification management (PFNM) mode of operation, while the connection to the at least one personal second electronic device is detected;
• receiving an incoming notification;
• analyzing the incoming notification to categorize the incoming notification into one of a first category of sensitive, personal/private, or security-related (SPS) notifications and a second category of general notifications;
• and
• based on the incoming notification being categorized into the first category:
• suppressing the incoming notification from being presented on the electronic device;
• determining an active usage status for the at least one personal second electronic device;
• and
• transmitting data corresponding to the incoming notification to the at least one personal second electronic device for presentation via the at least one personal second electronic device, in response to determining the at least one personal second electronic device is being used by the primary user.