Sony Xperia Z1 Compact - Notifications

Notifications

Notifications inform you of events such as new messages and calendar notifications

as well as activities in progress such as file downloads. Notifications appear in the

following places:

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The status bar

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The Notification panel

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The lock screen

To open or close the Notification panel

1

To open the Notification panel, drag the status bar downwards.

2

To close the Notification panel, drag the panel upwards.

To take action on a notification in the Notification panel

•

Tap the notification.

To dismiss a notification from the Notification panel

•

Place your finger on a notification and flick left or right.

To expand a notification on the Notification panel

•

Drag the notification downwards.

Not all notifications are expandable.

To clear all notifications from the Notification panel

•

Tap

.

To take action on a notification from the lock screen

•

Double-tap the notification.

To dismiss a notification from the lock screen

•

Place your finger on the notification and flick left or right.

To expand a notification on the lock screen

•

Drag the notification downwards.

Not all notifications are expandable.

Managing notifications on the lock screen

You can set up your device so that only selected notifications get displayed on your

lock screen. You can make all notifications and their content accessible, hide

sensitive content for all notifications or specific apps, or choose not to show any

notifications at all.

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To select the notifications to display on the lock screen

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Settings > Sound & notification > When device is locked.

3

Select an option.

Notification display options on the lock screen

Show all notification content

Get all notifications on the lock screen. When you have this setting turned on, keep in mind that all

content (including the content of incoming emails and chats) will be visible on your lock screen unless

you designate the relevant apps as

Sensitive in the App notifications settings menu.

Hide sensitive notification content

You must have a PIN, password, or pattern set up as your screen lock in order for this setting to be

available.

Contents hidden is displayed on the lock screen when sensitive notifications arrive. For

example, you'll get a notification for an incoming email or chat, but the content won't be visible on your

lock screen.

Don't show notifications at all

You won't get any notifications on the lock screen.

Setting the notification level for an app

You can set different notification behaviour for individual applications. For example,

you can block all email notifications, prioritise Facebook™ notifications and make the

content of messaging notifications invisible on the lock screen.

To set the notification level for an app

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap

Settings > Sound & notification > App notifications.

3

Select the app for which you want to change the notification settings.

4

Drag the relevant slider to the right.

Notification levels and options for specific applications

Block

Never show notifications for the selected app.

Priority

Priority level notification appear on the lock screen above all other notifications.

Sensitive

This option is only available if you set up a PIN, password or pattern as your screen lock and selected

Show all notification content under the When device is locked setting. Notifications for the app appear on

your lock screen but their content is not visible.

Notification light

The notification light informs you about battery status and some other events. For

example, a flashing white light means there is a new message or a missed call. The

notification light is enabled by default but can be disabled manually.

When the notification light is disabled, it only lights up when there is a battery status warning,

for example, when the battery level goes below 15 percent.

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