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Messages, Learn how to send and receive, default messaging app on your, device.

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Messages Learn how to send and receive different messages using the default messaging app on your device. Types of Messages Your Messages app provides the following message types: • Text Messages (SMS) • Multimedia Messages (MMS) The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive text messages to and from other mobile devices 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 devices or email addresses. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service provider's multimedia message service. Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the screen and indicate when messages are received and their type. Create and Send Messages This section describes how to create and send a message using the Messaging app. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Messages > Compose. 2. Tap the Enter recipients field to manually enter a recipient or tap Add Recipient to select a recipient from your Contacts or Groups. • If manually entering recipients, enter additional recipients by separating each entry with a semicolon (;). More recipients can be added at any time before the message is sent. • If adding a recipient from your Contacts, tap the contact to place a check mark then tap DONE. The contact will be placed in the recipients field. 3. Tap the Enter message field and use the onscreen keypad to enter a message. • Tap Attach to add images, videos, memos, calendar events, and more to your message. • Tap Add emoji to choose an available emoji from an onscreen list and then add it into your message (at the cursor location) if desired. 4. Review your message and tap Send. Note: If you exit a message before you send it, the message is automatically saved as a draft. Applications 46 Messages

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Applications
Messages±
Learn how to send and receive
di³erent messages using the
default messaging app on your
device.
Types oF Messages
Your Messages app provides the Following message
types:
Text Messages (SMS)
Multimedia Messages (MMS)
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send
and receive text messages to and From other mobile
devices 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 devices or email addresses. To use
this Feature, you may need to subscribe to your
service provider’s multimedia message service.
Messaging icons are displayed at the top oF the
screen and indicate when messages are received
and their type.
Create and Send Messages
This section describes how to create and send a
message using the Messaging app.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Messages
>
 
Compose
.
2. Tap the
Enter recipients
feld to manually enter
a recipient or tap
Add Recipient
to select a
recipient From your Contacts or Groups.
IF manually entering recipients, enter additional
recipients by separating each entry with a
semicolon (;). More recipients can be added at
any time beFore the message is sent.
IF adding a recipient From your Contacts,
tap the contact to place a check mark then
tap
DONE
. The contact will be placed in the
recipients feld.
3. Tap the
Enter message
feld and use the
onscreen keypad to enter a message.
Tap
Attach
to add images, videos, memos,
calendar events, and more to your message.
Tap
Add emoji
to choose an available
emoji From an onscreen list and then add it
into your message (at the cursor location) iF
desired.
4.
Review your message and tap
Send
.
Note
: If you exit a message before you send it, the
message is automatically saved as a draft.
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Messages