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change the notification for new text and multimedia messages, see
Text and MMS Options
for
details.
A new message icon (
) also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to notify you
of a new text or multimedia message. The Messages application icon (if shown on the Home
screen) also displays the number of new messages (
).
To open the message, press and hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar down to open
the Notifications panel. Tap the new message to open and read it. For information on reading
and replying to messages see “Managing Message Conversations” in this section.
Managing 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 All messages screen. Threaded text or
multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a
contact on the screen.
To read a text message:
►
Do one of the following:
On the Messaging screen, tap the text message or message thread to open and
read it.
If you have a new message notification, press and hold the status bar, and then slide
the status bar down to open the Notifications panel. Tap the new message to open
and read it.
To return to the All messages screen from a text message thread, press
and then tap
All
messages
.
Note:
To view the details of a particular message, in the message thread, press and hold the
message to open the options menu, and then tap
View message details
.
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.
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.
To view a multimedia message (MMS):
1. Press
and tap
.
2. From the message list, tap a message to open its contents.