Patent ID: 11916861
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for providing interactive notification elements, comprising:
at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory:
receiving a first message;
without displaying an application user interface of an application associated with the first message:
displaying a first notification element in a first area of a user interface distinct from the application user interface of the application associated with the first message, the first notification element comprising information about the received first message;
while displaying the first notification element, displaying a first user interface (UI) element for initiating a reply to the first message, wherein the first UI element includes a text entry field in which text entered by a user appears and an audio entry button for initiating recording of audio;
responsive to receiving a selection of the first UI element:
in accordance with a determination that the selection includes selection of the audio entry button, initiating recording of audio and replacing the text entry field with a representation of the audio being recorded; and

responsive to receiving a send input, providing the recorded audio for transmission.