Shoulder-surfing protection
Messages, banking apps and work documents stay unreadable to the person sitting beside you.
Advanced privacy technology
Enable the privacy screen feature on your smartphone
Protect your display from prying eyes. A privacy screen limits side visibility, so only the person looking straight at the phone can read the content.
Choose your platform
No password required. Your email is only used to apply the privacy feature to your device settings.
Free to activate. Setup steps also explained below — no purchase needed.
Side view: unreadable
How to turn on the privacy feature
Names differ per manufacturer, but the flow is the same on almost every phone.
- 01
Open Display settings
On Android, go to Settings, then Display. Look for a section named Privacy display, Viewing angle, or Screen privacy depending on your manufacturer.
- 02
Turn the privacy mode on
Enable the toggle. The screen keeps its usual look from the front while side viewing angles darken immediately, so you can test it right away.
- 03
Add it to Quick Settings
Pin the toggle to your Quick Settings panel so you can switch privacy on before you unlock your phone on a train, in a queue, or in an open office.
- 04
No setting? Use privacy film
If your model has no privacy display option, a matte privacy screen protector gives the same narrow viewing angle in hardware, with nothing to install or configure.
Why a privacy screen is worth it
Works offline
The feature runs on the device itself. No account, no tracking, no data leaving your phone.
One-tap switching
Turn privacy on in crowded places and off again when you want to share a photo with a friend.
Vendor-neutral guidance
Instructions for Samsung, Google Pixel, Xiaomi, Honor and iPhone, without pushing a paid download.
Where the privacy screen setting lives on each phone
Find your brand, follow the path, and the privacy feature switches on in seconds.
| Device | Settings path | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy | Settings → Display → Screen privacy / Viewing angle | On One UI the toggle can also be pinned to the Quick Settings panel. |
| Google Pixel | Settings → Display → Privacy display | Not present on every generation; if missing, privacy film gives the same result. |
| Xiaomi / Redmi / POCO | Settings → Display → Privacy protection screen | HyperOS and MIUI place it near Reading mode and Colour scheme. |
| Honor / Huawei | Settings → Display & brightness → Privacy view | Some models label it Peek-proof or Anti-peep mode. |
| iPhone / iPad | No system setting — use a privacy screen protector | iOS has no viewing-angle mode, so a matte privacy film is the working method. |
privbeta.com vs PrivBeta.net
| privbeta.com | privbeta.net | |
|---|---|---|
| Site reachable | No — privbeta.com is not working | Yes, online and maintained |
| Setup guidance | Single generic page | Per-brand steps for Samsung, Pixel, Xiaomi, Honor, iPhone |
| iPhone coverage | Not explained | Explained, with the privacy-film route |
| Cost | Unclear | Free — no account, no subscription |
| Questions answered | None published | Full FAQ built from real searches |
privbeta.com is not working — use PrivBeta.net
If you arrived here after privbeta.com failed to load, you are in the right place. PrivBeta.net keeps the same concept — enabling the privacy screen feature on your smartphone — and expands it with clearer instructions per device and answers to the questions people actually search for.
Typical signs the old domain is offline: the browser shows “this site can’t be reached”, a DNS error, an endless loading spinner, or a parked page instead of the activation form. That is the site, not your phone or your network.
Nothing here asks for a payment, a subscription or an app install. The privacy feature either exists in your phone's display settings or is solved with a privacy screen protector, and this page tells you which case you are in.
Bookmark privbeta.net so you always land on the working version.
Ready to enable the privacy screen feature?
Pick your platform, enter your email and activate — or follow the manual settings path for your brand above.
Frequently asked questions
- Is privbeta.com down, and is PrivBeta.net the alternative?
- privbeta.com is not working — the domain no longer serves the page. PrivBeta.net is the maintained home for the same idea: clear, step-by-step guidance for enabling a privacy screen on your phone.
- Why is privbeta.com not loading for me?
- The site stopped responding, so browsers show errors such as “this site can’t be reached”, DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN or a blank page. It is not your connection or your phone. Use PrivBeta.net instead — no login is needed.
- What is a phone privacy screen feature?
- A privacy screen narrows the viewing angle of your display. Straight on, the screen looks normal; from the side it dims heavily, so people next to you cannot read your messages.
- Does my phone already have it built in?
- Many recent Android phones ship a viewing-angle or privacy display setting inside Display settings. iPhones do not include one system-wide, so a privacy screen protector is the reliable option there.
- Do I need an app to enable it?
- No. If your phone has the feature, it lives in the system settings. If it does not, hardware privacy film is the alternative — you do not need to install anything.
- Does a privacy screen affect brightness or battery?
- A software privacy mode can look slightly dimmer at wide angles by design. Physical privacy film reduces perceived brightness a little, which some people offset by raising brightness one or two steps.
- Is PrivBeta.net free?
- Yes. Activating the privacy feature and reading every setup guide on this page costs nothing, and there is no subscription or account to create.
- Does it work on iPhone and Android?
- Yes. Android users normally have a built-in privacy display toggle, and iPhone users get the same effect with a privacy screen protector. Both routes are covered step by step on this page.