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2. When you finish editing the message, touch
or if you add attachments to your
message, touch
.
New Messages Notification
Depending on your notification settings, the device 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
Text and MMS Options
for
details.
A new message icon
or
also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to
notify you of a new text or multimedia message.
To open the message, slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel. Touch the new
message to open and read it. For information on reading and replying to messages see
Managing Message Conversations
.
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 Messaging 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, touch the text message or message thread to open and
read it.
If you have a new message notification, slide the status bar down to open the
Notifications panel. Touch the new message to open and read it.
To return to the Messaging screen from a text message thread, press
Back
.
Note
: To view the details of a particular message, in the message thread, press the message
to open the options menu, and then touch
View message details
.
Note:
If a message contains a link to a Web page, touch the message and then touch the link
to open it in the Web browser.
Note:
If a message contains a phone number, touch the message to dial the number or add it
to your contacts.
To view a multimedia message (MMS):
1. Press
Home
, and touch
>
Messaging
.
