Gadgetory

lock screen notifications are finally available in Android lollipop letting you view alerts without having to unlock your device by default notifications appear as cards you can swipe down to expand swipe to clear away or tap to launch you have a few options for customizing the way these notifications work to change the settings head to settings then sound and notification the main option lets you decide how and if lockscreen notifications appear show all means all notifications and their previews appear hide sensitive info lets notifications appear but those content previews won't show up and finally you can disable lockscreen notifications entirely as a bonus you can now control apps specific notification settings in the app notifications list you have an option to block notifications entirely and enable priority which puts the notifications at the top of the list and forces them to appear even when you're in priority mode and here's something that could easily go overlooked if you tap and hold a notification in the lock screen you can hit this gear icon or info button to access the app specific notification settings for more Android lollipop tips and tricks check out cnet.com slash for CNET I'm Sharon Profis you