Samsung The Samsung Galaxy Tab Notification Panel, Icons, Brightness, Clearing Notifications

Notification Panel

The Notification Panel shows information about connections, messages and other items.

▶Sweep your finger downward from the top of the screen.

Touch an icon to activate the feature

Tap to clear all notifications

Tap a notification to open the application

Touch and hold, then slide your finger up to close the Notification Panel, or touch the

Back Key

Icons

Icons at the top of the Notification Panel show status for:

•Wi-Fi: Touch to enable or disable Wi-Fi. For more information, see “Wi-Fi”on page 74.

•Bluetooth: Touch to enable or disable Bluetooth. For more information, see “Bluetooth” on page 77.

•GPS: Touch to enable Standalone GPS services. For more information, see “Standalone GPS services” on page 106.

•Sound mode: Touch to toggle Silent mode On or Off.

•Orientation Lock: Touch to enable or disable Orientation Lock. When enabled, the screen orientation locks in the current orientation (horizontal or vertical) and will not rotate when you rotate the device.

Brightness

Touch and drag the slider to set the brightness, or touch Auto to allow the device to set brightness automatically based on available light and battery charge status.

Clearing Notifications

1.Sweep your finger downward from the top of the screen to display the Notifications Panel.

2.Touch a notification to clear it.

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Touch Clear to clear all notifications.

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