Asus Nexus 7 - Manual (Page 16)

Nexus 7 Guidebook PLAY & exPLoRe 10
You’re in control. You can choose exactly which cards you’d like
to see, adjust the details of what they display, and adjust your
privacy settings.
For more information about Google Now and your location
information, see “Chapter 4, Make search personal,” on page
27.
Swipe down for notifications
Notifications alert you to the arrival of new messages, calendar
events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as video
downloads.
When a notification arrives, its icon appears at the top of the
screen. Icons for pending notifications appear on the left, and
system icons showing things like Wi-Fi signal or battery strength
on the right:
bluetooth, Wi-Fi, &
battery status
Pending
notifications