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

To enable this feature:

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

Notifications Turn on Screen

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

Manage Notifications for Specific Apps

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

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

• Allow interruptions: When you enable Allow interruptions for an app, your phone 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.

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 phone status bar by default: time, Wi-Fi network, mobile signal, and battery level.