View notifications
Find your notifications
Apps send notifications to alert you about things like new messages, calendar events, and alarms.
You can check your notifications from a few places:
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You see them when you swipe the
down on any screen.
If you receive multiple notifications from an app, they're bundled together. Swipe down to view more
details. Conversation notifications are bundled together at the top of your other notifications so you can
easily return to them any time.
Some important notifications pop up briefly over your current app so that you can take action. For example,
a notification for an incoming call might appear while you're watching a video, so that you can answer or
dismiss the call.
If an app icon has a notification dot, you can touch & hold it to see the most recent notification:
What you can do with notifications
Respond from a notification
Many notifications include actions at the bottom that let you complete common tasks without opening the
full app. If you have several notifications, these actions are hidden. When you see
, touch it to reveal
actions.
Open the app that sent the notification
Swipe down from the top of the screen and touch the notification to open the app. From your lock screen,
touch the notification twice and enter your PIN, pattern, or password to unlock your screen and open the
app.
Snooze a notification
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