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You have a lot to say about the Notification Center itself. You can determine whether
to view it on the Lock screen, display the Today view, and (if you're displaying that view) what to
show in there (Today's Summary, Calendar Day View, Reminders, Tomorrow Summary).
Apple understands that sometimes you don't want to be bothered by notifications or other distrac-
tions, no matter how unobtrusive they might be. The result is a feature aptly named Do Not Disturb.
Flip the switch so the setting is turned to On, and a moon icon appears in the status bar. Then you
can rest assured that your alerts are silenced until you turn the setting back to the Off position. Of
course, it's even easier to turn this setting on or off in Control Center.
Controlling Control Center
In Settings, you get to decide whether to make Control Center accessible from the Lock screen and
whether you can access it within apps. The switches for making these determinations are pretty
straightforward. We further sing the praises of Control Center in Chapter 14 , the convenient utility
that's no farther away than an upward swipe from the bottom of the screen.
Location, Location, Location Services
By using the onboard Maps or Camera apps (or any number of third-party apps), the iPad mini
makes good use of knowing where you are. The iPad minis with 3G or 4G exploit built-in GPS. The
Wi-Fi-only iPad mini can find your general whereabouts (by triangulating signals from Wi-Fi base
stations and cellular towers).
If that statement creeps you out a little, don't fret. To protect your right to privacy, individual apps
pop up quick messages (similar to the warning presented by Google Maps, shown in Figure 15-6 )
asking whether you want them to use your current location.
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