Windows Phone 7: Professional Tips & Dismiss notifications

Published on 27 October 2011 • Estimated reading time: 1 minutes

Windows Phone 7 supports small pop-up notifications called toasts (because they appear like bread in a toaster). You’ll see these when you receive a text message (SMS) or notifications from games (like Tanks) or chat programs like WhatsApp.

These notifications stay visible briefly, but you can dismiss them quickly—just swipe across them, as if flicking them away, and they’ll vanish from the screen.

I use this feature often with WhatsApp when I receive multiple messages in quick succession, allowing me to clear the first one to see the second toast underneath. It’s also useful while gaming—swiping away an SMS lets me stay focused on playing. Another great UX touch in Windows Phone 7.