1. A method comprising: displaying, on a display of an electronic device, first information; detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display an inbox associated with a plurality of applications; in response to detecting the gesture, when a message is received for a first application that is not one of the plurality of applications, displaying a plurality of visual notification icons and gradually displaying at least part of the inbox while reducing display of the first information along with movement of the gesture, wherein a first visual notification icon of the plurality of visual notification icons is associated with the first application.