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 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 and email messages, calendar invitations, and more.
Respond to an alert when iPod touch is locked. Swipe the alert from right to left.
Silence your alerts. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb.
Set sounds. 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. View details about your day—such as the weather forecast, appointments,
birthdays, stock quotes, and even a quick summary of what’s 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 — 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.
Choose whether to show Today and Notications View on a locked screen. Go to Settings >
Passcode, then choose whether to allow access when locked.
Close Notication Center. Swipe up, or press the Home button.