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Managing Notifications 
Notification Icons 
The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left. Below are 
some of the icons you may see.   
New Wi-Fi network 
detected 
New message(s) from 
the Email app 
Tethering or mobile 
hotspot active 
Open/Close the Notification Panel   
Notifications  report  the  arrival  of  new  messages,  calendar  events,  and  alarms,  as  well  as 
ongoing events, such as when you are playing music. You can open the notification panel to 
view the details of notifications. 
 
  To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down from the top of the screen.   
  To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up on the screen or touch the Back key. 
Respond to or Remove a Notification   
In  the  notification  panel,  you  can  respond  to  a  notification  or  remove  the  notifications.  The 
notification panel also supports expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions 
right from the notification itself.