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Notifications, Status icons, Volume, Wireless Emergency Alerts U.S. & some countries

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Notifications At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you about new messages or events. If you don't know what an icon means, swipe the status bar down for details. Tip: Getting too many notifications? Touch and hold a notification to see which app is sending them to you. Then you can turn them off. 11:35 Tue, Apr 3 Messages now Karen Travis Can you come on Sat.? MARK AS READ REPLY Calendar 17m Weekly Staff Meeting 10:30 - 11:30 CLEAR ALL Swipe down to see your notifications. Tap a notification to open it, or choose an option, such as REPLY. Tip: Swipe left or right to remove a notification. Some notifications show more options when you slide them halfway. followed by one second, then another one second. To choose which types of alerts you receive, swipe up > Settings > Sound > Advanced > Emergency broadcasts. The U.S. and local governments send these alerts through your service provider. So you will always receive alerts for the area where you are, and you won't receive alerts if you're outside of the U.S. For more, visit www.ctia.org/consumer-tips/how-wireless-emergency-alerts-help-savelives. Status icons Icons at the top right of the screen tell you about phone status: Status Icons Network strength / Wi-Fi in range/connected / Bluetooth on/connected Do not disturb Alarm set Data Saver on Notifications screen. Swipe down from the top of the home screen to view notifications. Tip: To quickly change common settings, swipe the status bar down. For more, see Quick settings. App notifications You may see a notification dot on an app. This app notification, or badge, tells you the app has an update or an announcement, such as a new email or a missed call. Press and hold the app for more information, options, or app shortcuts. Airplane mode / Battery charging/full / Portrait/auto-rotate / Location on/off Volume Press the side volume buttons up or down to select a ringer volume from high to vibrate . Wireless Emergency Alerts (U.S. & some countries) Wireless Emergency Alerts, also known as CMAS or PLAN, is a U.S. national emergency alert system. Emergency alerts can pop up to tell you about a national or local crisis. After you close an alert, you can reopen it by swiping up > WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS CAPABLE TM Settings > Sound > Advanced > Emergency broadcasts. Tip: Emergency alerts have a special sound and vibration that is two seconds long, Learn the basics

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Learn the basics
Notifications
At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you about new messages or events. If
you don’t know what an icon means, swipe the status bar down for details.
Tip:
Getting too many notifications? Touch and hold a notification to see which app is
sending them to you. Then you can turn them off.
Notifications screen. Swipe down from the top of the home screen to view notifications.
Tip:
To quickly change common settings, swipe the status bar down. For more, see
Quick settings
.
App notifications
You may see a notification dot on an app. This app notification, or badge,
tells you the app has an update or an announcement, such as a new email or
a missed call. Press and hold the app for more information, options, or app
shortcuts.
Wireless Emergency Alerts (U.S. & some countries)
Wireless Emergency Alerts, also known
as CMAS or PLAN,
is a U.S. national emergency alert system. Emergency alerts
can pop up to tell you about a national or local crisis. After
you close an alert, you can reopen it by swiping up
>
Settings
>
Sound
>
Advanced
>
Emergency broadcasts
.
Tip:
Emergency alerts have a special sound and vibration that is two seconds long,
Tue, Apr 3
Weekly Staff Meeting
MARK AS READ
REPLY
11:35
Messages
now
Calendar
17m
CLEAR ALL
Can you come on Sat.?
10:30 - 11:30
Tip:
Swipe left or right to
remove a notification. Some
notifications show more op-
tions when you slide them
halfway.
Swipe down to see
your notifications.
Karen Travis
Tap a notification to open it,
or choose an option, such as
REPLY
.
A
LERTS
WIRELESS
CAPABLE
EMERGENCY
TM
followed by one second, then another one second.
To choose which types of alerts you receive, swipe up
>
Settings
>
Sound
>
Advanced
>
Emergency broadcasts
. The U.S. and local governments send these alerts
through your service provider. So you will always receive alerts for the area where you
are, and you won’t receive alerts if you’re outside of the U.S.
For more, visit
www.ctia.org/consumer-tips/how-wireless-emergency-alerts-help-save-
lives
.
Status icons
Icons at the top right of the screen tell you about phone status:
Status Icons
Network strength
Do not disturb
/
Wi-Fi in range/connected
Alarm set
/
Bluetooth on/connected
Data Saver on
Airplane mode
/
Portrait/auto-rotate
/
Battery charging/full
/
Location on/off
Volume
Press the side volume buttons up or down to select a ringer volume from high to vibrate
.