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Device Basics
Bar. For descriptions of the various notification icons,
see “Viewing the Display Screen” on page 14.
You can open the Notifications Panel to view a list of all
recent notifications. Depending on your settings, you
may hear a notification sound, and the device may
vibrate.
Applications whose activities produce notifications,
such as Gmail
TM
and Google Talk, have their own
settings, which you can use to configure whether, and
how, they send notifications. See the sections on those
applications for details.
To open the Notifications Panel:
ᮣ Touch and drag the Status Bar to the bottom of the
screen.
– or –
ᮣ Press > > Notifications.
The Notifications Panel displays your wireless provider
and a list of your current notifications, organized into
ongoing and event-based notifications.
To respond to a notification:
1. Open the Notifications Panel. Your current
notifications are listed in the panel, each with a
brief description.
2. Tap a notification to view it. The Notifications Panel
will close and the application that corresponds to
your response will open.
For example, new voicemail notifications dial your
voicemail box, and network disconnect notifications
open the list of configured networks so you can
reconnect.
To clear all notifications:
1. Open the Notifications Panel.
2. Tap at the top right of the panel.
All event-based notifications will be cleared; ongoing
notifications will remain in the list.
To close the Notifications Panel:
1. Touch and drag the tab at the bottom of the
Notifications Panel to the top of the screen.
2. Press . (The panel will also close when you
touch a notification.)
Note: Adjusting sound volume and other general notifications
settings is described in “Sound Settings” on page 51.
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