Adjust Notification Options on Microsoft Lumia 535

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Hello, welcome to VisiHow. Today we're going to show you how to adjust the notification options on your Microsoft Lumia 535.

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   To start, press the power button on the right side of the phone to access the lock screen

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   Swipe up to unlock the phone and access the home screen

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   Swipe down from the top of the screen to access the Notification Panel

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   This will show you your notifications, emails, phone calls, text messages, anything you selected to be notified about.

   

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   Tap on All Settings on the right side

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   Tap on Notifications + Actions

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   Here we can see the notification settings

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   The first option is to show notifications in the action center when the phone is locked, so I will select that. We can also turn notifications on or off for apps and settings, and choose whether to see banners at the top of the screen.

   

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   For example, we can select Outlook

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   We can choose if we want to show the notifications in the action center, show a notification banner, choose the notification sound, and if we want the phone to vibrate

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   We can also change the quick actions at the top

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    Select the one you want to change, then select what to replace it with

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    The quick actions appear in the notification panel

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    This concludes the tutorial on how to change the notification settings on a Microsoft Lumia 535

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    If you have any questions or suggestions about this video, please leave them in the section below. You've been watching VisiHow.

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How to increase the duration time of incoming notification sounds?

Notification ringtones just rings for few seconds and then cuts off immediately

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   Update your phone software

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   You can see how it is done in our tutorial on how to update your Lumia.

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   Choose a long sound file on your PC

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   Only DRM-free files that are less than 30 MB are accepted.

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   Connect your phone to your PC with the original USB cable

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   Open File Explorer by pressing the Windows key and "E" to copy your own custom tune to the "ringtone" folder of your phone.

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   Set the song as your ringtone

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   Press the home button and swipe left. Tap on "Settings". Tap on "ringtones+sounds". Tap on "Ringtone". Tap the song under "Custom". You can also access other notifications sounds in the "manage app sounds" menu, where, for example, you can tap on "Messaging" to set a custom sound for your messages.

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