Apps send notifications to alert you about things like new messages, calendar events, and alarms.

You can check your notifications from a few places:

• They appear on your lock screen.

• You see them when you swipe the status bar down on any screen.

  

If you receive multiple notifications from an app, they're bundled together. Swipe down to view more details.

Some important notifications pop up briefly over your current app so that you can take action. For example, a notification for an incoming call might appear while you're watching a video, so that you can answer or dismiss the call.

Respond from a notification

Many notifications include actions at the bottom that let you complete common tasks without opening the full app. If you have several notifications, these actions are hidden. When you see , touch it to reveal actions.

Open the app that sent the notification

Swipe down from the top of the screen and touch the notification to open the app. From your lock screen, touch the notification twice and enter your PIN, pattern, or password to unlock your screen and open the app.

Dismiss a notification

Swipe it sideways. Some notifications, like voicemails, require an action and cannot be dismissed.

Dismiss all notifications

Swipe to the end of your notifications and touch CLEAR ALL.

Use Do not disturb to silence all notifications when you don’t want interruptions.

You can also customize notifications, controlling the notification sound, which apps send notifications, how notifications show on your lock screen.