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Section 6: Messages
This section describes how to send or receive different types of
messages. It also explains the features and functionality associated
with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone provides the following message types:
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Text Messages
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Multimedia (Picture, Video, and Audio) Messages
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Email and Gmail Messages
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Hangouts
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Messenger
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ChatON
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive text
messages to and from other mobile phones or email addresses. To
use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service
provider’s message service.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and receive
multimedia messages (such as picture, video, and audio messages)
to and from other mobile phones or email addresses. To use this
feature, you may need to subscribe to your service provider’s
multimedia message service.
Important!
During the creation of a text message, adding an image,
sound file, or video clip automatically changes it from a
text message (SMS) to a multimedia message (MMS).