User Manual

Adjust special app access
In Settings > Apps & notifications > Advanced > Special app access, you can adjust these settings:
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Usage access: Control which apps have access to data about your app usage (what other apps you're
using and how often, your carrier, language settings, and other details).
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Unrestricted data access: Allow certain apps to use background data even when Data Saver is on.
Learn more.
You can also control whether apps have access to features such as Picture-in-picture, Battery optimization,
and Do Not Disturb. In general, you shouldn’t need to adjust these.
Choose how apps notify you
Stop app from sending notifications
When you receive unwanted notifications from an app, touch & hold the notification, then touch Turn off
notifications.
To review all apps and adjust whether they can send notifications:
1. Swipe down to view your notifications.
2. At the bottom of the list, touch Manage.
3. Do one of the following:
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To stop all notifications from an app, turn it off .
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To stop certain notifications from an app, touch the app name, then turn notifications or off
for each category.
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To stop an app from showing notifications as a banner across the top of an unlocked screen, like
those for incoming calls, touch the app name, (if needed, touch the notification type), then turn Pop
on screen off for the category.
Tip: To prevent notifications from all apps during certain times or calendar events, use Do Not Disturb.
Silence an app's notifications
If you want an app's notifications to be less intrusive, you can categorize them:
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Default: You'll hear a sound and feel vibration (if on), get a message on your lock screen, and can see
the app's icon in your status bar.
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Silent: You won't hear a sound or feel a vibration. The notification icon will still show in the status bar,
unless you hide them.
Option 1: On a notification
1. Touch & hold a notification.
2. Touch Silent.
Option 2: In Settings
Other settings : Apps & notifications
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