# Kindle Fire Display **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 5, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-fire-display/646157 "2013-01-05T14:58:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-fire-display/646157/1 "2013-01-05T14:58:50Z")
I looked at the FAQ on [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com), and could not readily find out what this means: Next to my name at the upper left corner of the display, there is a number in a circle. It was 2 yesterday, but it was 3 this morning. What does this number refer to? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-fire-display/646157/2 "2013-01-05T15:11:14Z")
Notices. Stuff like “download completed” and “USB connected.” ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-fire-display/646157/3 "2013-01-05T16:27:31Z")
Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-fire-display/646157/4 "2013-01-05T16:43:27Z")
“Swipe down” from the top of the screen to see what the notices are, and to get a button to clear them.