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Knowing the Basics
Opening/Closing the Notification Panel
Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as
ongoing events. 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 from the bottom of the screen or
press the Back Key.
Responding to or Removing 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, tap it.
• To remove a notification, swipe it left or right.
• To remove all notifications, tap
in the top right corner.
• Tap and hold a notification and then tap App info to identify the application
that created it. To turn off notifications from that application if needed, uncheck
Show notifications in the App info screen.
• Most apps that send notifications, such as Gmail, have notification settings that you
can adjust.
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 in the notification panel make it convenient to view or change the
most common settings for your phone.
In the Notification Panel, tap
at the top of the notifications list to get to the quick
settings menu.
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• OWNER: Tap to add your personal information.
• BRIGHTNESS: Tap to adjust the screen brightness.
• SETTINGS: Tap to go to the settings menu.
• WI-FI: Tap to turn on or off Wi-Fi.
• DATA: Tap to enable or disable data access over the mobile network.
• AUTO ROTATE: Tap to turn on or off the Auto-rotate feature.
• BATTERY: Tap to see the battery information.
• AIRPLANE: Tap to turn on or off the airplane mode.
• BLUETOOTH: Tap to turn on or off Bluetooth.
• LOCATION: Tap to turn on or off the GPS function.
• SOUND: Tap to switch between vibration and sound.
• SYNC: Tap to turn on or off account synchronization.
• FLASHLIGHT: Tap to turn on or off the flashlight.
Managing Apps and Widgets
Adding Apps and Widgets
1. Tap and hold an empty place on the home screen, and then tap Widgets or Apps.
2. Tap and hold an item and drag it to a home screen thumbnail at the bottom of
the screen.
Moving Apps or Widgets
1. Tap and hold a widget or app on the home screen.
2. Drag it to the place you need.
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