Sony Xperia SP - Status and notifications

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Status and notifications

The status bar at the top of your screen shows what's going on in your device. To the

left you get notifications when there is something new or ongoing. For example, new

message and calendar notifications appear here. The right side shows the signal

strength, battery status, and other information.

The status bar allows you to adjust basic settings on your device, for example, Wi-Fi®,

Bluetooth™, data traffic, and sound. You can also open the settings menu from the

Notification panel to change other settings.
A notification light also gives you battery status information and some notifications. For

example, a flashing blue light means there is a new message or a missed call. The

notification light may not work when the battery level is low.

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Checking notifications and ongoing activities

You can drag down the status bar to open the Notification panel and get more

information. For example, you can use the panel to open a new message or view a

calendar event. You can also open some applications that run in the background, such

as the music player.

To open the Notification panel

Drag the status bar downwards.

To close the Notification panel

Drag the tab at the bottom of the Notification panel upwards.

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To take action on a notification

Tap the notification.

To dismiss a notification from the Notification panel

Place your finger on a notification and flick left or right.

To clear all notifications from the Notification panel

Tap Clear.

Setting your device from the Notification panel

You can open the settings menu from the Notification panel to adjust device quick
settings. For example, you can turn on Wi-Fi

®

.

To open the device settings menu from the Notification panel

1

Drag the status bar downward.

2

Tap .

To adjust sound settings from the Notification panel

1

Drag the status bar downwards.

2

Tap .

To control the Bluetooth

®

function from the Notification panel

1

Drag the status bar downward.

2

Tap .

To control the Wi-Fi® function from the Notification panel

1

Drag the status bar downwards.

2

Tap .

To adjust brightness level from the Notification panel

1

Drag the status bar downwards.

2

Tap .

Customizing quick settings from the Notification panel

You can customize quick settings from the Notification panel by selecting the quick

settings you want and rearranging their order. You can select up to 10 quick settings,

or you can also select none of them.

To select quick settings from the Notification panel

1

Drag the status bar downwards, then tap .

2

Find and tap Display > Quick settings.

3

Select the quick settings you want.

To rearrange the quick settings from the Notification panel

1

Drag the status bar downwards, then tap .

2

Find and tap Display > Quick settings.

3

Touch and hold beside a quick setting, then move it to the desired position.