Improved approaches for users of electronic devices to communicate with one another are disclosed. The electronic devices have audio and/or textual output capabilities. The improved approaches can enable users to communicate in different ways depending on device configuration, user preferences, prior history, etc. In one embodiment, the communication between users is achieved by short audio or textual messages.

A method for providing a notification mechanism may include causing provision of a notification bar at an edge of a touch screen display in response to an occurrence of an event where the notification bar provides information indicative of the event, enabling, responsive to user input, extension of the notification bar away from the edge of the touch screen display to display one or more levels of other notification classes in addition to the information indicative of the event, causing presentation of the notification bar to remain in an extended position away from the edge of the touch screen display so as to display one or more levels of notification classes upon cessation of the user input and causing, responsive to exposure of each level that has a subsequent level thereafter, an indication of existence of the subsequent level. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.

A method for providing a notification mechanism may include causing provision of a notification bar at an edge of a touch screen display in response to an occurrence of an event where the notification bar provides information indicative of the event, enabling, responsive to user input, extension of the notification bar away from the edge of the touch screen display to display one or more levels of other notification classes in addition to the information indicative of the event, causing presentation of the notification bar to remain in an extended position away from the edge of the touch screen display so as to display one or more levels of notification classes upon cessation of the user input and causing, responsive to exposure of each level that has a subsequent level thereafter, an indication of existence of the subsequent level. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, generating reminders based on information from applications. For example, triggering events such as other users and/or locations can be used to configure reminders. Additionally, in some examples, reminders can be generated based at least in part on user interaction with an application, where state information can be saved and associated with the reminders.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, generating reminders based on information from applications. For example, triggering events such as other users and/or locations can be used to configure reminders. Additionally, in some examples, reminders can be generated based at least in part on user interaction with an application, where state information can be saved and associated with the reminders.

A device occupation method includes a first device that obtains information related to the first device or information related to a second device, where the second device occupies a first to-be-occupied device, and the first device prepares to occupy the first to-be-occupied device, and occupying, by the first device, the first to-be-occupied device when the information matches.

A device occupation method includes a first device that obtains information related to the first device or information related to a second device, where the second device occupies a first to-be-occupied device, and the first device prepares to occupy the first to-be-occupied device, and occupying, by the first device, the first to-be-occupied device when the information matches.

An incoming call prompting method includes an electronic device that receives a call request from a contact, and when a flexible screen of the electronic device is in a folded state, the electronic device determines, in response to the call request, a target screen corresponding to the call request, where the target screen is a first screen or a second screen of the flexible screen; the electronic device displays an answer button on the target screen; and the electronic device displays prompt information of the call request on a non-target screen, where the prompt information prompts a user to answer the current call request using the answer button displayed on the target screen.

An incoming call prompting method includes an electronic device that receives a call request from a contact, and when a flexible screen of the electronic device is in a folded state, the electronic device determines, in response to the call request, a target screen corresponding to the call request, where the target screen is a first screen or a second screen of the flexible screen; the electronic device displays an answer button on the target screen; and the electronic device displays prompt information of the call request on a non-target screen, where the prompt information prompts a user to answer the current call request using the answer button displayed on the target screen.

Disclosed embodiments are directed an application program configured to run on a user's mobile device can allow voice-activated call pick-up to the user, without the user having to use his or her hands for picking up the call. For example, the application program can initially be trained to a user's voice command. When an incoming call is received at the mobile device, the user can pick up the call by issuing a voice command. In some embodiments, the application program can determine whether to allow voice-activated pick-up of calls based on data collected from multiple sensors associated with the vehicle, the mobile device, or a remote source.