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Knowing the Basics
Opening/Closing the Notication Panel
Notications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as
ongoing events. You can open the Notication Panel to view the details of notications.
• To open the Notication Panel, swipe your nger down from the top of the screen.
• To close the Notication Panel, swipe your nger up
from the bottom of the screen or
press the Back Key.
Responding to or Removing a Notication
In the Notication Panel, you can respond to a notication or remove the notications.
The Notication Panel also supports expandable notications that let you perform
additional actions right from the notication itself.
• To respond to a notication, tap it.
• Slide down with one nger to expand certain notications. You can also swipe two
ngers vertically or pinch-zoom to expand or collapse certain notications.
• To remove a notication, swipe it left or right.
• To remove all notications, tap .
• To manage notications you have received, press and hold a notication to identify
the application that created it. Depending on the notication, you can then tap
and select Hide sensitive content to hide notications from this app to protect your
private information, tap Allow peeking to emphasize certain notications by sliding
them briey into view on the current screen, or tap Treat as Priority to show them in
priority mode.
• Most apps that send notications, such as Gmail, have notication settings that you
can adjust.
NOTE: If you turn o notications for an app, you may miss its important alerts and
updates. The notications of some apps cannot be turned o.
Knowing the Basics
Use Quick Settings
The Quick Settings in the Notication Panel make it convenient to view or change the
most common settings for your phone.
Swipe down with two ngers from the top of the screen, or open the Notication Panel
and drag the panel downward to view the following Quick Settings.
• Auto-rotate: Tap to turn on or o the auto-rotate screen feature.
• Battery Saver: Tap to turn on or o Battery saver.
• Sound: Tap to switch between Vibrate and Silent.
• Airplane mode: Tap to turn on or o airplane mode.
• Flashlight: Tap to turn on or o the ashlight.
• Sync: Tap to turn on or o auto-sync of accounts data.
• Do not disturb: Tap to turn on or o the Do Not Disturb feature.
• Bluetooth: Tap to turn on or o Bluetooth.
• Wi-Fi: Tap to turn on or o Wi-Fi.
• Data: Tap to enable or disable data access over the mobile network.
• Location: Tap to turn on or o the location access function.
• Brightness: Uncheck AUTO and drag the brightness slider to adjust the
screen brightness.
NOTE: In the Quick Settings screen, tap to change positions of the quick settings
icons; tap to get to the Settings menu; tap to view your prole in the Contacts app.
Managing Shortcuts and Widgets
Adding Shortcuts and Widgets
1. Press the Home Key > to add apps.
Or, to add widgets, press and hold an empty area of the home screen and
select Widgets.
2. Slide left or right to browse the available applications or widgets.
3. Press and hold a widget or an application icon and drag it to a home screen panel.