What are notifications?

A notification is like a little message that tells you something important happened, just like when your phone lights up and makes a sound to let you know you got a new game or a message from a friend.

Imagine you have a mailbox. Every time someone sends you a letter, you get a tiny sign on the door that says, “You’ve got mail!” That’s like a notification, it lets you know something new came without you having to check your mailbox every minute.

Or think about your smartwatch. When you receive a message or a call, your watch buzzes and shows you a little screen with the message. That buzzing and screen are like notifications, they tell you something happened right then, so you know to look at it.

Sometimes you can turn off these messages if you want more quiet time, just like how you can leave your mailbox unopened for a while.