How to Manage Notifications

Notifications indicate that you have new text messages, e-mail, calendar events, alarms, and many other events in progress.

How to Change the Notification Sound

The notification sound provides an audio alert when new notifications arrive.

1. Go to Settings > Device > Sound & notification.
2. Tap Default notification ringtone. A list of available sounds opens.
• Tap any sound to hear a preview.
• To silence notifications, swipe to the top of the list and tap None.
3. To assign the selected sound, tap OK. To keep the previously assigned sound, tap Cancel.

How to View or Hide Notification Details

To view notification details, swipe your finger from the notification area toward the center of the touchscreen. The Notification Shade opens.

To expand or collapse the Notification Shade, tap and drag the bottom edge of the shade up or down.

To close the Notification Shade, swipe from the bottom of the shade up toward the notification area.

How to Clear a Notification

1. Open the Notification Shade.
2. Swipe the notification to the right or left.

NOTE  Only the notification is cleared. The e-mail, text, download, or other event associated with the notification is not deleted.