User Guide

Chapter 3 Basics 31
Alerts and Notication Center
Alerts
Alerts let you know about important events. They can appear briey at the top of the screen, or
remain in the center of the screen until you acknowledge them.
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 there’s 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 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
you’re ready. Review all your alerts, or just the ones you missed. Or tap the Today tab for a
summary of the day’s events—such as the weather forecast, trac conditions for your commute
(iPhone 4s or later), appointments, birthdays, stock quotes, and even a quick summary of what’s
coming up tomorrow.
Open Notication Center. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen.
Set notication options. Go to Settings > Notication Center. Tap an app to set its notication
options. 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cation Center.