Electronic device and method of displaying information in response to a gesture

A method comprising:

• displaying, on a display of an electronic device, first information in a window;
• detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display an inbox associated with a plurality of applications;
• in response to detecting the gesture, progressively increasing display of the inbox while reducing display of the first information along with movement of the gesture;
• when a message is received for a first application:
• when the first application is one of the plurality of applications, displaying a progressively increasing amount of the inbox as the gesture continues;
• when the first application is not one of the plurality of applications, displaying a plurality of visual notification icons and at least part of the inbox, wherein a first visual notification icon of the visual notification icons is associated with the first application.

A method comprising:

• displaying, on a display of an electronic device, first information;
• receiving, by the electronic device, a message;
• detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display an inbox;
• in response to detecting the gesture, gradually displaying the inbox while reducing display of the first information along with movement of the gesture;
• when the message is not displayed in the inbox, displaying a plurality of visual notification icons and at least part of the inbox, wherein a first visual notification icon of the plurality of visual notification icons includes an indication of the received message.