i'm assuming everyone knows this at this point but if you pause the game during/right before the all gems/dragonflies/level complete notifications and open the atlas, the notifications will continue and make the game think you're controlling spyro on the atlas screen.

you can still use the atlas, but you're also still controlling spyro so if you're near a ledge or something you may fall and die.

this isn't a useful trick or anything, just something to keep in mind for new people who maybe havent experienced it before. be careful if your atlas gets weird because you can die