Access features from the iPod touch Lock Screen
The Lock Screen, which shows the current time and date and your most recent notifications, appears when you turn on or wake iPod touch. From the Lock Screen, you can see notifications, open Camera and Control Center, get information from your favorite apps at a glance, and more.

Access features and information from the Lock Screen
You can quickly access useful features and information from the Lock Screen, even while iPod touch is locked. From the Lock Screen, do any of the following:
Open Camera: Swipe left. (See iPod touch camera basics.)
Open Control Center: Swipe up from the bottom edge. (See Use and customize Control Center on iPod touch.)
See earlier notifications: Swipe up from the center. (See View and respond to notifications on iPod touch.)
View widgets: Swipe right. (See Add widgets on iPod touch.)
To choose what you can access from the Lock Screen, see Control access to information on the iPod touch Lock Screen.
Show notification previews on the Lock Screen
Go to Settings
> Notifications.
Tap Show Previews, then tap Always.
Notification previews include text from Messages, lines from Mail messages, and details about Calendar invitations. See View and respond to notifications on iPod touch.