Making Connections
Messaging
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1. On the screen with all message threads, tap the message. The Draft icon
is displayed if a
saved draft is available.
2. When you finish editing the message, tap
Send
or
Send MMS
.
New Messages Notification
Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ringtone, vibrate, or display the
message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or multimedia message. To change
the notification for new text and multimedia messages, see
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
.
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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 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. This allows you to see
exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the same screen.
Read a Text Message
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Do one of the following:
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On the Messages screen, tap the message thread to open and read it.
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If you have a new message notification, drag the status bar down to open the Notifications
Window. Tap the new message to open and read it.
View a Multimedia Message (MMS)
1. Tap
>
Messaging
.
2. On the Messaging screen, tap a message thread to open it.
3. While viewing a message, tap the play icon (on the video or audio file) to playback the file or tap
the image to view the picture.
Tip
: The file attachment on the multimedia message can be saved to your phone's internal storage.
To save the attachment, touch and hold the file and tap
Save attachment
from the Message options
context menu.
