Managing Notifications - Zte Z899VL User Manual

Knowing the Basics

Managing Notifications

The Status Bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left side.
Below are some of the icons you may see.
Indicators and Icons
Indicator What it means
New message
New email message
New Gmail message
Missed call
Call in progress
USB connected
/ Song playing
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Indicator What it means
Upcoming event
Incoming file via Bluetooth
New Wi-Fi network detected
Downloading data
Sending data
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is on
Wired headset connected
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.
• 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 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, press and hold a notification and tap MORE SETTINGS. You
can then configure the notification settings of the app that created it. The options may
include the following:
– Block all: Hide future notifications from the app.
– Show silently: Do not allow the app's notifications to make sound, vibrate, or
appear briefly on screen.
– On the lock screen: Show, hide all, or hide sensitive contents of the app's
notifications on the lock screen.
– Override Do Not Disturb: Allow this app's notifications when Do not disturb mode
is on and set to Priority only.
NOTE: If you block notifications for an app, you may miss its important alerts and
updates. The notifications of some apps cannot be blocked.
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