Notifications
Notifications inform you of events such as new messages and calendar notifications as
well as activities in progress, such as file downloads. Notifications appear in the following
places:
•
The status bar
•
The Notification panel
•
The lockscreen
To Open or Close the Notification Panel
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To open the Notification panel, drag the status bar downward, or simply double-
tap it.
2
To close the Notification panel, drag or flick the panel upward.
After opening the Notification panel, you can access the Quick Settings panel by dragging the
status bar down again.
To Take Action on a Notification in the Notification Panel
•
Tap the notification.
You can directly reply to chat or email messages in the Notification panel. To change settings
for notifications, simply swipe left or right on the notification, then tap .
To Dismiss a Notification from the Notification Panel
•
Place your finger on a notification and flick left or right.
Not all notifications can be dismissed.
To Expand a Notification on the Notification Panel
•
Simply tap to expand and view more information about the notification without
opening the app.
Not all notifications are expandable.
To Clear All Notifications from the Notification Panel
•
Tap
CLEAR ALL.
To Take Action on a Notification from the Lockscreen
•
Double-tap the notification.
To dismiss a notification from the lockscreen
•
Place your finger on the notification and flick left or right.
To Expand a Notification on the Lockscreen
•
Drag the notification downward.
Not all notifications are expandable.
Managing Notifications on the Lockscreen
You can set up your device so that only selected notifications get displayed on your
lockscreen. You can make all notifications and their content accessible, hide sensitive
content for all notifications or specific apps, or choose not to show any notifications at
all.
To Select the Notifications to Display on the Lockscreen
1
From your
Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings > Notifications.
3
Tap , and then tap
On the lock screen.
4
Select an option.
You can keep notifications on the lockscreen until you swipe to dismiss them. To enable this
feature, tap the
Keep notifications on lock screen slider.
Notification Display Options on the Lockscreen
Show all notification
content
Get all notifications on the lockscreen. When you have this setting turned on, keep in
mind that all content (including the content of incoming email and chat messages) will
be visible on your lockscreen unless you designate the relevant apps as
Hide sensitive
content in the App notifications settings menu.
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Hide sensitive
notification content
You must have a PIN, password, or pattern set up as your screen lock in order for this
setting to be available.
Contents hidden is displayed on the lockscreen when sensitive
notifications arrive. For example, you'll get a notification for an incoming email or chat,
but the content won't be visible on your lockscreen.
Don't show
notifications at all
You won't get any notifications on the lockscreen.
Setting the Notification Level for an App
You can set different notification behaviors for individual applications. For example, you
can block all email notifications, prioritize Facebook™ notifications, and make the
content of messaging notifications invisible on the lockscreen.
To Set the Notification Level for an App
1
From your
Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings > Notifications.
3
Select the desired app.
4
Tap the sliders to adjust notification settings as desired.
Notification Levels and Options for Specific Applications
Block all
Never receive notifications from the selected app.
Sounds and vibrations off Receive notifications but without sound, vibration, or peeking into view.
Interrupts Priority only
Receive notifications from this app even when Do not disturb is set to Priority
only.
Notification Light
The notification light informs you about battery status and some other events. For
example, a flashing white light means there is a new message or a missed call. The
notification light is enabled by default but can be disabled manually.
When the notification light is disabled, it only lights up when there is a battery status warning,
such as when the battery level falls below 15 percent.
To Enable or Disable the Notification Light
1
From your Homescreen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings > Notifications > .
3
Tap the slider beside
Notification light to enable or disable the function.