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Some apps may include a badge on their Home screen icon, to let you know how many new
items await—for example, the number of new email messages. If theres a problem—such as a
message that couldn’t be sent—an exclamation mark appears on the badge. On a folder, a
numbered badge indicates the total number of notications for all the apps inside.
Alerts can also appear on the Lock screen.
Respond to an alert without leaving your current app. Pull down on the alert when it appears
at the top of your screen.
Note: This feature works with text, email messages, calendar invitations, and more.
Respond to an alert when iPhone is locked. Swipe the alert from left to right.
Silence your alerts. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb.
Set sounds and vibrations. Go to Settings > Sounds.
Notication Center
Notication Center collects your notications in one place, so you can review them whenever
youre ready. View details about your day—such as the weather forecast, appointments,
birthdays, stock quotes, and even a quick summary of whats coming up tomorrow. Tap the
Notications tab to review all your alerts.
Open Notication Center. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen.
Set Today options. To choose what information appears, tap the Edit key at the end of your
information on the Today tab. Tap + or - key to add or remove information. To arrange the order
of your information, touch and drag it to a new position.
Set notication options. Go to Settings > Notications. Tap an app to set its notication options.
For example, choose to view a notication from a Lock Screen. You can also tap Edit to arrange
the order of app notications. Touch , then drag it to a new position.
Note: To include trac conditions for your commute (iPhone 4s or later) in the Today tab, make
sure Frequent Locations is turned on in Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services
> Frequent Locations.
Get government alerts. In some areas, you can turn on alerts in the Government Alerts list. Go to
Settings > Notications.
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