Manage the Notifications and Status Bar
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Manage the Notifications and Status Bar

Pin App Notifications to the Top

You can pin app notifications to the top of the notification panel in either of the following ways:

  • Swipe down from the upper left edge of the screen to display the notification panel, swipe left on a notification, and touch > Pin to top .

  • Go to Settings > Notifications & status bar , locate and touch the app for which you wish to pin notifications, and enable Pin to top.

Disable App Notifications

If you do not want to be disturbed by notifications from an app, perform either of the following:

  • After you receive a notification from the app, swipe left on it in the notification panel, and go to > Disable notifications.

  • Go to Settings > Notifications & status bar, locate and touch the app for which you want to disable notifications, then disable Allow notifications.

  • Go to Settings > Notifications & status bar > Manage all, and turn off the switch next to the app.

Hide Content of Notifications on the Lock Screen

This feature automatically hides content of notifications on the lock screen. Use any of the following methods to enable this feature (depending on your device model):

  • Go to Settings > Notifications & status bar, and enable Hide notification content.

  • Go to Settings > Notifications & status bar > Lock screen notifications, and select Hide notification content.

Notifications Turn on Screen

Go to Settings > Notifications & status bar , and enable Wake screen. Your tablet will then automatically turn on the lock screen when it receives a notification.

Manage Notifications for Specific Apps

Go to Settings > Notifications & status bar, select an app, go to Notifications, and enable or disable notifications for the app. You can then set the mode for different types of notifications within the app as follows, by touching the corresponding notification type (for example, Regular notifications):

The notification types may vary by app.

  • Gentle notifications: When this switch is turned on, notifications will only display in Notification Panel, and will not appear as banners, lock screen notifications, or status bar icons, nor will your device ring or vibrate.

  • Lock screen and Banners: Allows you to select the notification display method.

  • Notification sound: Allows you to change the notification tone and set a vibration pattern.

  • Allow interruptions: When you enable Allow interruptions for an app, your tablet will still be able to receive notifications from this app in Do Not Disturb mode.

You can also swipe down from the upper left edge of the screen to display Notification Panel, swipe left on a notification, and go to > More settings to manage the app's notifications.

Certain products do not support for the setting of vibration effects.

Set the Status Bar to Simple Display

Go to Settings > Notifications & status bar > Status bar , and enable Simple display. After doing so, only the following frequently-used icons will display on the tablet status bar by default: time, Wi-Fi network, mobile signal, and battery level.

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