Surface Duo tip: Enable app notification icons in Peek Mode
(Windows Phone Central)

Make Peek Mode a little more useful with this handy tip. Out of box, the Peek Mode feature on Surface Duo doesn`t seem to do all that much. It`s designed to give you at-a-glance information about your phone just by opening the device a little bit, but by default it only shows you your date, time, and unlock status. However, Peek Mode can show you more than this, with the ability to enable app notification icons which show up below the date and time. This makes Peek Mode a little more useful, as it now shows you which apps you`ve missed notifications from. It still doesn`t show the full notification like teased in this image from Microsoft, but it`s a start. So, here`s how to turn on notification icons in Peek Mode: Open the Settings app on your Surface Duo Tap on the Display category Scroll down and tap on Lock screen display Toggle off the New notifications setting Restart your Surface Duo Once you`ve restarted, Peek Mode should now start showing icons for apps that y...