Notifications

Notification icons appear in the System Bar, to the left of the Time when you receive a notification. Notifications indicate the arrival of Gmail, Email, alarms, calendar events, and so on.

Touch a Notification icon for more detail. For example, touch a Gmail Notification icon to see who sent the message.

Touch the Time field to open the Notifications list to view all of your current notifications. Touch a Notification in the list to display the item. For example, touch a Gmail entry to open the Gmail application and view the message.

Most apps that send notifications, such as Gmail and Google Talk, have their own settings, which you can use to configure whether and how they send notifications, whether they sound a ringtone, and so on. See the documentation for those apps for details.

Status Details

To display the current date and time, battery status, and Wi-Fi connectivity status, open Status Details.

1.Touch the Time in the Status Bar.

The Status etails displays. If you have any current

notifications, their summaries are listed below the Status

Details. Touch a notification summary to respond to it.

2.Close the Status Details by touching any other part of the screen.

Quick Settings

To view and control the most common settings for your tablet, as well as accessing the complete Settings application, open the Quick Settings.

1.Touch the Time in the System bar.

2.Touch anywhere in the Status Details.

The Quick Settings open below the Status Details, replacing the list of current notifications.

The Quick Settings are:

Flight mode: Drag the switch to On to turn off all the tablet’s radios that transmit data, including mobile data and Wi-Fi. For more information, refer to “Flight Mode” on page 94.

Wi-Fi: Touch to open the Wi-Fi settings. For more information, refer to “Wi-Fi Settings” on page 94.

Lock screen orientation: Drag the switch to On to lock the screen in landscape orientation, so it does not rotate when you turn the tablet. For more information, refer to “Auto-Rotate Screen” on page 100.

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