Apple iPod touch iOS 7.1 - Manual (Page 28)

Chapter 3 Basics 28
Alerts and Notification Center
Alerts
Alerts let you know about important events. They can appear briefly at the top of the screen, or
remain in the center of the screen until you acknowledge them.
Some apps may include a badge on their Home screen icon, to let you know how many new
items await—for example, the number of new email messages. If there’s a problem—such as a
message that couldn’t be sent—an exclamation mark appears on the badge. On a folder, a
numbered badge indicates the total number of notifications for all the apps inside.
Alerts can also appear on the Lock screen.
Respond to an alert when iPod touch is locked. Swipe the alert from left to right.
Silence your alerts. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb.
Set sounds. Go to Settings > Sounds.
Notification Center
Notification Center collects your notifications in one place, so you can review them whenever
you’re ready. Review all your alerts, or just the ones you missed. Or tap the Today tab for a
summary of the day’s events—such as the weather forecast, appointments, birthdays, stock
quotes, and even a quick summary of what’s coming up tomorrow.
Open Notification Center. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen.
Set notification options. Go to Settings > Notification Center. Tap an app to set its notification
options. You can also tap Edit to arrange the order of app notifications. Touch
, then drag it to
a new position.
Close Notification Center. Swipe up, or press the Home button.
Sounds and silence
You can change or turn off the sounds iPod touch plays when you get a FaceTime call, text, email,
tweet, Facebook post, reminder, or other event.
Set sound options. Go to Settings > Sounds for options such as alert tones and ringtones, and
ringer and alert volumes.
If you want to temporarily silence incoming FaceTime calls, alerts, and sound effects, see the
following section.