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Customization:
To personalize your home screen, see
Customize your phone
.
Search
On the home screen, tap the Google Search box for a text search or tap to search by
voice.
When you type, suggestions appear below the search field:
»
To search for a suggestion, tap it.
» To search for text in the search field, tap on the keyboard.
Tip:
To close the keyboard, tap
.
App notifications
You may see a notification dot on an app. This app notification, or
badge, tells you the app has an update or an announcement, such
as a new email or a missed call. Press and hold the app for more
information, options, or app shortcuts.
Wireless Emergency Alerts (U.S. & some countries)
Note:
For more on voice search, see
Speak
.
Notifications
At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you about new
messages or events. If
you don’t know what the icon means,
swipe the status bar down for details.
Wireless Emergency Alerts, also known as CMAS or PLAN,
is a U.S. national emergency alert system. Emergency alerts
can pop up to tell you about a national or local crisis. After
you close an alert, you can reopen it by swiping up from
bottom >
Settings
>
Apps & notifications
>
Advanced
>
Emergency alerts
.
WIRELESS
EMERGENCY
ALERTS
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Tip:
Getting too many notifications? Touch and hold a notification to see which app is
sending them to you. Then you can turn them off.
Swipe down to see your
notifications
.
Tap a notification to open it, or
choose an option, such as
REPLY
.
Tip: Swipe left or right to
remove a notification.
Some notifications show more
options when you slide them
halfway.
Tap
CLEAR ALL
to clear all the notifications.
Tip:
To quickly change common settings, swipe the status bar down. For more, see
Quick settings
.
Tip:
Emergency alerts have a special sound and vibration that is two seconds long,
followed by one second, then another one second.
To choose which types of alerts you receive, swiping up from bottom >
Settings
>
Apps & notifications
>
Advanced
>
Emergency alerts
.The U.S. and local governments
send these alerts through your service provider. So you will always receive alerts for the
area where you are, and you won’t receive alerts if you’re outside of the U.S.
For more, visit www.ctia.org and search “wireless emergency alerts.”
Status icons
Icons at the top right of the screen tell you about phone status: