Messaging 101
Section 7: Messaging
This section describes how to send and receive different types of
messages. It also includes the features and functionality
associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone provides the following message types:
•
Text Messages
•
Multimedia (Picture, Video, and Audio) Messages
•
Email and Gmail Messages
•
Google Talk
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!
When creating a message, adding an image, a sound
file, or a video clip to a text message changes the
message from a text message to a multimedia
message.
Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the screen and
indicate when messages are received and their type. For more
information, refer to
“Indicator Icons”
on page 20.
Creating and Sending Messages
1.
From the main Home screen, tap
Messaging
➔
New message
.
Note:
The main Home screen initially contains the
Messaging
icon. If you delete it, or if you want to access Messaging
from another Home screen, you must tap
Applications
➔
Messaging
.
2.
Tap on the
Enter recipient
field to manually enter a
recipient or tap
to select a recipient from your
Contacts.
