Blackberry PRD-38548-001 manual View your notifications, Status bar icons and indicators, General

User Guide Getting started

Run applications in the background	On the home screen, in the status bar, tap	> General. In
	the Application Behavior drop-down list, select Showcase.

View your notifications

Your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet uses notifications to keep you informed about software updates, new messages, calendar reminders, battery power level, and much more. When new notifications come in, the top-left or top-right corner of the screen glows red.

Do any of the following:

•If you're in an application, swipe in from the top-left frame onto the screen. Tap .

•If you're on the home screen, on the status bar, tap .

Return to what you were doing	Tap away from the status bar.
Dismiss a notification	Tap	.
View a specific type of notification	On the status bar, tap the icon for the type of notification
	that you want to see.
Jump to the related app	Tap the notification message. For example, if you tap an
	email notification, the email opens in the Messages app.

Status bar icons and indicators

The following icons and indicators appear in the status bar of the home screen.

Airplane mode	Alarm
Battery power level	BlackBerry® Bridge™
Bluetooth® connection	Development mode
Music	Presentation mode
Orientation lock	All notifications
Settings	Software update

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