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Managing Notifications
Notification Icons
The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification
icons on the left. Below are some of the icons you may see.
New message
Upcoming event
New email
Incoming file via Bluetooth
New Gmail message
New Wi-Fi network detected
Missed call
Downloading data
Call in progress
Sending data
Call on hold
USB tethering is on
USB connected
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot or Wi-Fi
direct is on
/
Song is playing
Wired headset connected
Open/Close the Notification Panel
Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events,
and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you've
configured your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. You can open the
notification panel to view the details of notifications.
To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down from
the top of the screen.
To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up on the
screen or touch the
Back
key.
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Respond to or Remove a Notification
In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or
remove the notifications. The notification panel also supports
expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions
right from the notification itself.
To respond to a notification, just touch it.
To remove a notification, swipe it left or right.
Slide down with one finger to expand certain notifications.
You can also swipe two fingers vertically or pinch-zoom to
expand or collapse certain notifications.
To remove all notifications, touch
below all the
notifications.
To manage notifications you have received, touch and hold a
notification to identify the application that created it. You can
then touch
and select
Hide sensitive content
to hide
future notifications from this app, or touch
Treat as priority
to
show them in priority mode, or touch
Allow peeking
to let this
app emphasize certain notifications by sliding them briefly
into view on the current screen.
NOTE:
If you turn off notifications for an app, you may miss its important
alerts and updates. The notifications of some apps cannot be
turned off.
Use Quick Settings
The Quick Settings make it convenient to view or change the
most common settings for your phone.
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Open the notification panel anddrag the panel downwards to find
the following Quick Settings on the screen.
Auto-rotate:
Touch to turn on or off the auto-rotate screen
feature.
Hotspot:
Touch to turn on or off the portable hotspot feature.
Battery Saver:
Touch to turn on or off the battery saver.
Sound:
Touch to switch between silent, sound andvibrate.
Airplane mode:
Touch to turn on or off the airplane mode.
Flashlight:
Touch to turn on or off the flash.
Sync:
Touch to turn on or off auto-sync of accounts data.
Do not disturb:
Touch to turn on or off this mode.
Bluetooth:
Touch to turn on or off Bluetooth.
Wi-Fi:
Touch to turn on or off Wi-Fi.
Data:
Touch to enable or disable data access over the mobile
network.
Location:
Touch to turn on or off the location function.
Brightness:
Uncheck
AUTO
and drag the brightness slider to
adjust the screen brightness.
NOTE:
In the Quick Settings screen, touch
at the top to get to the
Settings
menu; touch
to edit quick settings.
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Managing Shortcuts and Widgets
Add Shortcuts
1.
Touch the
Home Key>
.
2.
Slide up or down to view all available applications.
3.
Touch and hold an application icon and drag it to ahome
screen panel.
Add Widgets
1.
Touch the
Home
key.
2.
Touch and hold a blank area of the home screenand then
touch
Widgets
.
3.
Slide left or right to view all available widgets.
4.
Touch and hold a widget and drag it to ahome screen panel.
Move Shortcuts or Widgets
1.
Touch and hold a widget or shortcut on the home screen.
2.
Drag it to the place you need.
Remove Shortcuts or Widgets
1.
Touch and hold a widget or shortcut on the home screen.
2.
Drag it to
to remove it.
Adjust Widget Size
1.
Touch and hold a widget on the home screen and then
