Galaxy S9 notification panel allows you to check, snooze, dismiss and manage all notifications on Galaxy S9 and S9+.
Without Android Oreo preloaded, Galaxy S9 and S9+ come with some new Android Oreo notification features like notification channels and notification snooze.
This Galaxy S9 guide explains to you what Galaxy S9 notification panel is, how to access it, the layout of the notification panel and how to use notification panel in Galaxy S9 and S9+.
What is Galaxy S9 notification panel?
Like other Android phones, Galaxy S9 notification panel is an integrated part of Galaxy S9 and S9+.
There is no way to avoid it. You can access Galaxy S9 notification panel regardless what you are doing on the phone.
Galaxy S9 notification panel is a centralized location for all app notifications in Galaxy S9 and S9+. In other words, all apps “post” or push their notifications to the notification panel.
Apps can send or push notifications even when you do not use the app in the foreground.
In short, Galaxy S9 notification panel is a special panel for you to check, dismiss, snooze and manage all notifications in Galaxy S9 and S9+.
How to access Galaxy S9 notification panel?
You can swipe down from the status bar to access Galaxy S9 notification panel, as illustrated below.
If the status bar is hidden (e.g., when you are in full-screen mode), you can just swipe down from the top of the screen.
You can access Galaxy S9 notification panel even when the screen is locked. Of course, in Galaxy S9 lock screen settings, you can choose how notifications are shown.
In Galaxy S9 and S9+, there is another way to access Galaxy S9 notification panel quickly on Galaxy S9 Home screen.  The feature was named as quick-open notification panel.
You can swipe down on Galaxy S9 Home screen to access Galaxy S9 notification panel. This method, however, is turned off by default. You need to enable it.
In fact, by default, when you swipe up or swipe down in Galaxy S9 Home screen, you will access Galaxy S9 Apps screen.
To use the swipe down gesture for Galaxy S9 notification panel, you need to enable it Galaxy S9 Settings.
As shown below, in Galaxy S9 settings, tap Display.
In the Display page, tap Home screen, as shown in the screenshot above.
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