Settings
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Messages Settings
The messages settings menu lets you control options for your text and MMS messages including
message limits, size settings, and notifications.
Tip:
You can also access Message settings from the Messages app. From a Home screen, tap
Messages
>
More options
>
Settings
.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
.
2. Tap
Application settings
>
Messages
to configure settings:
Default messaging app
: Choose an app to use by default.
Display
:
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Bubble style
: Choose how messages appear on the screen. Bubbles are the boxes that
surround each message.
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Background style
: Choose
the background of the message screen.
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Split view
: Turn on split view on landscape screen.
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Change font size
: When enabled, you can change the text size while reading a message
by pressing the Volume key up or down.
Quick responses
: Create and manage text phrases that you can add to messages.
Text messages settings
:
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Auto combination
: Choose whether long messages that are received in multiple parts
are automatically re-assembled to display as a single message.
Multimedia messages
:
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Group conversation
: Control how messages to multiple recipients are handled. When
enabled, a single message is sent to multiple recipients. When disabled, a separate
message is sent to each recipient.
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Auto retrieve
: Choose whether message attachment(s) are automatically downloaded
when you display a multimedia message. If you disable this option, only the message
header displays in the message list, and you’ll be prompted to download the
attachment(s).
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Roaming auto retrieve
: Choose whether message attachment(s) are automatically
downloaded when your phone is outside its home network.
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MMS alert
: When enabled, your phone will alert you when you make a change to a
message that will convert the message to a multimedia message (MMS).