Why doesn't my Nokia Lumia 520 have a notification drop down menu?

[Windows Central Question]

my nokia lumia 520 does not have a notification drop down menu

I recently got a new nokia lumia 520 as my old one broke. however this one i cannot seem to use the drop down menu for notifications and i wasn't sure if i was doing something wrong. swiping down at the top just shows the icons but doesn't give me the men.

 

[xandros9]

Go to the settings and make sure the phone is updated because it sounds like its outdated.

If you check About, it'll probably say something along the lines of Windows Phone 8.0 instead of 8.1