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The apps
Messaging
gist of what they are about.
Y
ou can also block senders and register
particular phrases that block messages
–
this is handy if you get
a lot of S
M
S spam on a particular topic.
Y
ou can even add a short
signature to your S
M
S messages.
Add ‘smileys’
We often use shorthand when writing S
M
S messages to save on
characters, since we’re only allowed 16
0
, as well as to make typing
faster. We’ve also become addicted to ‘smileys’, the little characters
that express how we’re feeling.
H
appy and sad faces are the most
fre
q
uently used, but there are lots more.
Y
our Galaxy has a host
of them built in, covering a wide range of di
ff
erent sentiments:
laughter, confusion, indecision, foot-in-mouth, surprise and more.
Y
ou can enter these into a text message using the characters that
combine to make them.
F
or example, :-) makes up a happy face
and :-[ is the combination for the embarrassed smiley. If you type
these into a message then its Android symbol is sent instead of
the constituent characters.
H
owever, it’s more fun and often faster
to use the menu to send smileys instead.
P
lus, you won’t have to
remember lots of di
ff
erent combinations of keys.
1
Smiley menu
When writing a
message tap the smiley face icon to
the left of the text field.
2
Insert smiley
P
ick a smiley to insert
by tapping on it and it will instantly
appear in your message.
Find the ‘smileys’
Selecting a ringtone for
your incoming messages
can help you distinguish
your phone from others
1
Handwrite a message
Tap to
open
M
essaging and then opt
to start a new message.
Handwrite a message
2
Select handwriting
L
ong-press
the button to the left of the
space bar and choose the ‘T’.
3
Start to write
Write your
message in the text area that
appears using your fingertip.
4
Symbols
Use the symbol key to
place additional symbols inside
your message text.
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