Zte Blade Spark AT&T User Manual page 15

Opening/Closing the Notification Panel
Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events,
and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when music is
playing. You can open the Notification Panel to view the details
of notifications.
• To open the Notification Panel, swipe your finger down on the
home screen or from the top of the screen .
• To close the Notification Panel, swipe your finger up on the
screen or press the Back key .
Responding to or Removing a Notification
In the Notification Panel, you can respond to or remove
notifications. The Notification Panel also supports expandable
notifications that let you perform additional actions right from
the notification itself.
• To respond to a notification, tap it.
• Swipe down with one finger to expand certain notifications.
You also swipe two fingers vertically or pinch-zoom to expand
or collapse certain notifications.
• To remove a notification, swipe it left or right.
• To remove all notifications, tap CLEAR ALL at the end of the
list of notifications.
• To manage notifications you have received, press and hold
a notification. You can then tap Block all notifications
DONE to hide future notifications from this app, or tap MORE
SETTINGS to configure other notification options for this app.
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Note: If you block notifications for an app, you may miss its
important alerts and updates. The notifications of some apps
cannot be blocked .
Using Quick Settings
The Quick Settings in the Notification Panel make it convenient
to view or change the most common settings for your phone .
Swipe down with two fingers from the top of the screen, or open
the Notification Panel and drag the panel downward to view the
following Quick Settings .
• Brightness: Uncheck AUTO and drag the brightness slider to
adjust the screen brightness .
• Wi-Fi: Tap to turn Wi-Fi on or off. Press and hold to open
the Wi-Fi menu . (See Connecting to Networks and Devices –
Connecting to Wi-Fi.)
• Bluetooth: Tap to turn Bluetooth on or off. Press and hold to
open the Bluetooth menu . (See Connecting to Networks and
Devices – Connecting to Bluetooth Devices.)
• Sound / Vibrate / Silent: Tap to switch between sound,
vibration, and silent mode . (See Personalizing – Switching to
Silent or Vibration Mode.)
• Location: Tap to turn Location on or off. Press and hold to
open the Location menu . (See Settings – Personal – Location.)
• Flashlight: Tap to turn the flashlight on or off.
• Airplane mode: Tap to turn Airplane mode on or off. Press and
hold to access additional network settings .
• Auto-rotate / Portrait: Tap to turn auto-rotation of the screen
on or off. Press and hold to open the Display menu.
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