Manage the status bar and Notification panel

The status bar at the top of the screen shows what’s going on in your phone. To the left you get notifications when there is something new or ongoing, and the right side shows the signal strength, battery status, and other information.

To open or close the Notification panel:

1. Drag the status bar downwards to open the Notification panel.
2. Drag the tab at the bottom of the Notification panel upwards to close it.

To clear the Notification panel:

• From the Notification panel, tap Clear.

To open a running application from the Notification panel:

• From the Notification panel, tap the icon of the running application to open it.