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A notification is an important status message. You might get one when a
message comes in, a Facebook post goes up, an alarm goes off, a calendar
appointment is imminent, or your battery is running low.
When some app is trying to get your attention, a message rectangle slides
into view at the lower right of your screen (Figure 2-27, top). (Windows
nerds love calling these things “toast,” because of the way they pop out the
side.) And a little number appears on the at the lower-right corner of
your screen, tallying the number of waiting notifications.
If you don’t take action by clicking or tapping it, the message slides away
after a few seconds. On a touchscreen, you can also swipe it away with your
finger.
Note
Do these “toast” notification bubbles appear on the Lock screen, too? That’s up to you.
Open → → System → “Notifications & actions.” Turn off “Show notifications on the lock
screen.” Also consider turning off “Show reminders and incoming VoIP calls on the lock
screen”—more urgent forms of alerts. Those messages no longer appear when the Lock screen is
up.
