Notifications
- The status bar
- The Notification panel
- The lock screen
To open or close the Notification panel
- To open the Notification panel, drag the status bar downwards.
- To close the Notification panel, drag the panel upwards.
To take action on a notification in the Notification panel
- Tap the notification.
To dismiss a notification from the Notification panel
- Place your finger on a notification and flick left or right.
To expand a notification on the Notification panel
- Drag the notification downwards.
| Not all notifications are expandable. |
To clear all notifications from the Notification panel
- Tap
.
To take action on a notification from the lock screen
- Double-tap the notification.
To dismiss a notification from the lock screen
- Place your finger on the notification and flick left or right.
To expand a notification on the lock screen
- Drag the notification downwards.
| Not all notifications are expandable. |
Managing notifications on the lock screen
You can set up your device so that only selected notifications get displayed on your lock screen. 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 lock screen
- From your Home screen, tap
. - Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > When device is locked.
- Select an option.
Notification display options on the lock screen
| Show all notification content |
| Get all notifications on the lock screen. When you have this setting turned on, keep in mind that all content (including the content of incoming emails and chat messages) will be visible on your lock screen unless you designate the relevant apps as Hide sensitive content in the App notifications settings menu. |
| 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 lock screen 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 lock screen. |
| Don't show notifications at all |
| You won't get any notifications on the lock screen. |
Setting the notification level for an app
You can set different notification behaviour for individual applications. For example, you can block all email notifications, prioritise Facebook™ notifications and make the content of messaging notifications invisible on the lock screen.
To set the notification level for an app
- From your Home screen, tap .
- Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification > App notifications.
- Select the app for which you want to change the notification settings.
- Drag the relevant slider to the right.
Notification levels and options for specific applications
| Block all |
| Never show notifications for the selected app. |
| Treat as priority |
| Receive the selected app’s notifications when Do not disturb is set to Priority only. |
| Allow peeking |
| Let the selected app emphasise certain notifications by sliding them briefly into view on the current screen. |
Notification light
The notification light informs you about battery status and some other events. 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, for example, when the battery level goes below 15 percent. |
To enable the notification light
- From your Home screen, tap .
- Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification .
- Drag the slider beside Notification light to the right.
