How Win8 uses app notifications to manage app notifications

Win8 comes with tile apps such as emails on the start screen, which is easy for users to open, and these apps also have notification push features, such as new mail arrival notifications, let users know the latest news, Nothing will be missed. How do these notifications are managed in Win8?

In Win8, the notification of the application is a kind of permission, and whether the permission is enabled is determined by the user. First we open an app, then slide the mouse to the bottom right corner of the screen to bring up the Charm bar and select the settings, then we can see the "Permissions" option, and then open the permissions.

Notification permissions in the application

In addition, Win8 has added a special notification settings interface for unified management notifications. On the start screen or under the desktop, slide the mouse to the lower right corner of the screen to bring up the Charm bar and select Settings. Select the “Change computer settings” at the bottom and find the “Notifications” option.

Location of the notification management interface

Here we can see the general switch function of the app notification, and also can choose whether to enable the notification sound and lock screen notification. In addition, the following is a list of all applications with notifications, where you can manage the switch for each application notification.

Notification Management Interface

In Win8, application notifications can be displayed on the lock screen in addition to pop-up prompts. First we need to open the lock screen notification in the notification management interface.

Then enter the personalized settings interface, see a row of applications under the lock screen application and a & ldquo; plus sign & rdquo;, click the plus sign to add the application to display notifications on the lock screen interface. In addition, we can choose to display detailed information on the lock screen.

Adding notifications to the lock screen interface

This is Win8 notification management. Through this series of operations, we can get the reminder the first time when the application sends a notification. See if there is a new message directly on the lock screen.

Win8 notification push is a user-friendly tool, but it is not necessary. For example, if a user does not want to be disturbed while playing games or doing things, he can set the permission to close, or turn off the sound notification. This personalized setting is also convenient for the user, enough to reflect the humanization of Win8.