PORTABLE MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED WHILE IN A LOCKED STATE
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display,while the device is in a locked state, receiving a plurality of communications via a plurality of communication modalities, wherein the plurality of communication modalities include audio telephony, video telephony, instant messaging, and/or email;
detecting a finger contact by a user with the device;
in response to detecting the finger contact, displaying notification information on the touch screen display for each of the plurality of communication modalities;
detecting an unlock interaction by the user with the device comprising a finger gesture on or near the touch screen display; and
in response to detecting the unlock interaction,unlocking the device, andpresenting a communication in the plurality of communications that was received while the device was in the locked state, or presenting information about the communication, wherein the presented communication or information is presented in accordance with the corresponding communication modality.
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A computer-implemented method, performed at a portable multifunction device with a display, includes: receiving a plurality of communications via a plurality of communication modalities while the device is in a locked state; and detecting an unlock interaction by the user with the device. In response to detecting the unlock interaction, the method further includes unlocking the device and presenting a communication, or information about the communication, in the plurality of communications that was received while the device was in the locked state. The presented communication or information is presented in accordance with the corresponding communication modality.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, while the device is in a locked state, receiving a plurality of communications via a plurality of communication modalities, wherein the plurality of communication modalities include audio telephony, video telephony, instant messaging, and/or email; detecting a finger contact by a user with the device; in response to detecting the finger contact, displaying notification information on the touch screen display for each of the plurality of communication modalities; detecting an unlock interaction by the user with the device comprising a finger gesture on or near the touch screen display; and in response to detecting the unlock interaction, unlocking the device, and presenting a communication in the plurality of communications that was received while the device was in the locked state, or presenting information about the communication, wherein the presented communication or information is presented in accordance with the corresponding communication modality.
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