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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 Messaging application icon (if shown on the home
screen) also displays the number of new messages
.
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To open the message, drag 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
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. Text or MMS
conversations let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the
screen.
Read a Text Message
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Do one of the following:
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On the Messaging screen, tap the text message or conversation 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
panel. Tap the new message to open and read it.
To return to the Messaging screen from a conversation, tap the
Back Key
.
Note
: To view the details of a particular message, in the conversation, tap the message to open the
options menu, and then tap
View details
.
Note
: If a message contains a link to a Web page, tap the link in the message and then tap
Visit
to
open it in the Web browser.
Note
: If a message contains a phone number, tap the phone number or email address in the
message to dial the number, send a message, send an email, or add it to your contacts.
View a Multimedia Message (MMS)
1. From home, tap
Messaging
.
2. On the Messaging screen, tap a multimedia message or conversation to open it.
3. Tap the attachment to open it. If the attachment is a vCard contact, tap
VIEW
or
IMPORT
to
view the contact or import it to your contacts. For more information, see
. If the
attachment is a vCalendar file, you can import the calendar event. For information on using
Calendar, see
Note
: When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To
download the entire message, tap the
Download
button at the right side of the message. For
details, see Text and MMS Options.