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Making Connections
Messaging
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New message
also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to notify you of a new text
or multimedia message. The
Messages
app shortcut (if shown on the home screen) also
displays the number of new messages.
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To open the message, pull down the status bar to open the notification panel. Tap the new
message to open and read it. For more information on reading and replying to messages see
.
Manage Message Conversations
Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are
grouped into conversations or message threads in the Messaging screen. Text or MMS
conversations let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the
screen.
Read a Text Message
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Do one of the following:
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On the Messaging screen, tap the text message or conversation to open and read it.
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If you have a new message notification, pull down the status bar to open the notification
panel. Tap the new message to open and read it.
To return to the Messaging screen from a conversation, tap
Back
.
Note
: If a message contains a link to a Web page, tap the message and then tap the link to open it in
the Web browser.
Note
: If a message contains a phone number, tap the message and then tap the phone number to
dial the number or add it to your contacts.
View a Multimedia Message (MMS)
1. From home, tap
Apps
>
Messages
.
2. On the Messaging screen, tap a multimedia message or conversation to open it.
3. Tap the attachment to open it.
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If the attachment is a vCard contact, it is imported to your phone’s contacts list. For more
information, see
.
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If the attachment is a vCalendar file, you can choose the calendar where you want to save
the event. For information on using Calendar, see
.
4. To save the attachment to device memory or an SD card, touch and hold the attachment, and
then tap
Save
attachment
on the options menu.