When you receive unwanted notifications from an app, touch & hold the notification, then tap Turn off notifications.

To review all apps and adjust whether they can send notifications:

1. Swipe down to view your notifications.
2. At the bottom of the list, tap Manage notifications.
3. Tap App settings.

4. Do one of the following:

   • To stop all notifications from an app, turn it off .
   • To stop certain notifications from an app, tap the app name, then turn notifications or off for each category.
   • To stop an app from showing notifications as a banner across the top of an unlocked screen, like those for incoming calls, tap the app name, (if needed, tap the notification type), then turn Pop on screen off for the category.

If an app isn't sending notifications but you want it to:

1. Go to Settings > Notifications.
2. Tap App settings.
3. At the top, tap and select Turned off.
4. Turn notifications on as needed.

Your phone can receive free alerts to inform you of public safety messages, threats to life and property (like extreme weather), and other emergencies.

When an emergency alert is sent out, appears in the status bar. Touch the notification to read the alert.

You can turn most alerts off or on and adjust alert notification settings. Presidential alerts cannot be turned off.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Touch Safety & emergency > Wireless emergency alerts.
3. Adjust settings as needed.

If you've set a pattern, PIN or password, you can control which type of notifications show on your lock screen and prevent them from revealing private information.

To adjust notifications for all apps:

1. Go to Settings > Notifications.

2. To hide sensitive content on your lock screen, turn Sensitive notifications off .

   You’ll get lock screen notifications for an incoming email or chat, but they won’t include message details.

   For finer control, leave this on to allow details, and instead hide sensitive content from specific apps.

3. To change which notifications show on your lock screen (show all, hide notifications from apps you silenced, or hide all), tap Notifications on lock screen.

To hide sensitive content from specific apps:

1. Set lock screen notifications for all apps to Show conversations, default, and silent.
2. Touch & hold the app icon, then tap > Notifications.

3. Types of notifications the app sends appear here. For each enabled notification that you want to hide:

   1. Tap the name.
   2. Tap Lock screen > Show sensitive content only when unlocked.