When I had the IPhone, I had apps like kik, facebook, twitter, & ect send me push notifications straight to my phone when I had a message. When you got it, it had the option to view and reply too it, or close the notifications whether my phone was on or locked. Some people find that annoying, but I don't. I'm not sure if the samsung galaxy note 3 can even do something similar to that, but if it does could someone tell me how? Please? The little notification bar at the top isn't as noticeable as push notifications are. Thanks!