How to Manage Notifications on HTC One M9

Notifications can often be one of the most annoying aspects of using mobile devices, but there are plenty of ways to wrangle notifications into submission on the HTC One M9. Check out how:

Managing Notifications

You will see notifications in two places on your HTC One M9; in the notification drawer (and the status bar) that’s accessible by dragging down from the status bar, and on your lock screen. You can, of course, double tap on any notification to take you to whatever app the notification is from, and swiping the notification either to the left or the right will dismiss it both in the notification drawer and from the lock screen.

Some notifications give you additional options as well. For example, after saving media or taking screenshots, you are given the option to share it directly from the notification.

Editing Notification Settings

There are a number of ways to change what notifications you get and how you get them.

For each specific app, you are given at least two choices for app notifications: block all notifications from the app, or set the app’s notifications as priority. Priority notifications are pinned to the top of the notification list, and will be received even if the phone is on downtime (see our How to Use Downtime on HTC One M9 article).

Here’s how to block or set priority notifications for each app:

1. Open the Sound & Notification menu in the Settings app under the Phone section.
2. Tap App Notifications in the Notifications section.
3. Find and tap on the app you would like to configure
4. Turn on or off the switch for one of the two settings: Block, or Priority.

There are a few settings for all notifications as well. You can change the sound that plays when a notification comes in, when the LED light flashes for notifications, whether notifications are shown on the lock screen, and which apps get access to read notifications.

• To change the notification tone, open the Sound & notification menu in the Settings app under the Phone section, and tap on Notification Sound to choose from one of the built-in tones.
• The LED light can be configured to flash always, or only when the screen is off. You can change this in the Sound & Notification menu in the Settings app under the Flash Notifications setting.
• Below that, we have a menu to configure which built-in apps receive LED flashes. You can turn on or off flashes for Missed calls, Voice mails, Messages, Calendar notifications, Mail, and Alarms.
• Below the menu to configure notifications for specific apps, we have an option to configure what information is shown when the device is locked: we can choose “show all notification content” which will show the notification in its entirety (even if it contains potentially sensitive information, such as text and photos from messages), or “Don’t show notifications at all.”
• Next is the menu that shows which apps are allowed to read notification content. You can uncheck apps that you no longer wish to have this access.

For more HTC One M9 Tips and tricks, check out our HTC One M9 Tips & Tricks Roundup