Method and system for audible delivery of notifications partially presented on an always-on display

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a touch-sensitive display operable with the one or more processors;
• an audio output, operable with the one or more processors, and operative in a first mode to produce an audible output at a first output level;
• the one or more processors to:
• present a user actuation target at a location on the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• detecting:
• an object proximately located with the touch-sensitive display at the location;
• and
• a lifting gesture lifting an electronic device from a first elevation to a second elevation that is greater than the first elevation;
• and
• in response to the detecting:
• cause the audio output to operate in a discreet mode operative to produce the audible output at a second output level that is less than the first output level;
• and
• deliver content corresponding to the user actuation target as the audible output from an audio output device.

A method, comprising:

• presenting, with one or more processors of an electronic device, a user actuation target at a location along a touch-sensitive display;
• detecting, with the one or more processors:
• an object proximately located with the touch-sensitive display at the location;
• and
• a lifting gesture lifting the electronic device from a first elevation to a second elevation, the second elevation greater than the first elevation;
• and
• in response to the detecting:
• causing, with the one or more processors, an audio output of the electronic device to operate in a discreet mode operative to produce audible output at a second output level that is less than a first output level when the electronic device operates in a normal mode;
• receiving, with an audio input device, an audio input;
• and
• in response to the receiving the audio input, transitioning the electronic device from a locked mode of operation to a user accessible mode of operation.