User Guide

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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 — to add or remove information. To arrange the order of
your information, touch , then 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 the 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.
For example, in the United States, iPhone 4s or later can receive presidential alerts and you can
turn AMBER and Emergency Alerts (which includes both Severe and Extreme Imminent Threat
alerts) on or o (they’re on by default). In Japan, iPhone can receive Emergency Earthquake
Alerts from the Japan Meteorological Agency. Government alerts vary by carrier and iPhone
model, and may not work under all conditions.
Choose whether to show Today and Notications View on a locked screen. Go to Settings >
Touch ID & Passcode (iPhone models with Touch ID) or Settings > Passcode (other models), then
choose whether to allow access when locked.
Close Notication Center. Swipe up, or press the Home button.
Sounds and silence
You can change or turn o the sounds iPhone plays when you get a call, text, voicemail, email,
tweet, Facebook post, reminder, or other event.
Set sound options.
Go to Settings > Sounds for options such as ringtones and alert tones,
vibration settings and patterns, and ringer and alert volumes.
Set vibration patterns. Go to Settings > Sounds and choose an item from the Sounds and
Vibration Patterns list. Tap Vibration to select a pattern or create your own.
If you want to temporarily silence incoming calls, alerts, and sound eects, see the following
section and Ring/Silent switch on page 12 .