Specifications

Accounts and Messages 64
View Contact Details and Communicate With a Contact
Whenyoureceiveamessagefromsomeoneinyourstoredcontacts,youcantapthecontact’sphoto
oriconinthemessagethreadtoopenamenuofoptions.Dependingonthestoredcontact
information,youcanviewthecontactdetails,phone,orsendanemailmessagetothecontact,and
more.
Messages Settings
UseMessagessettingstoconfigureoptionsforyourtextandmultimediamessages,including
messagelimits,sizesettings,andnotifications.
Note:IfyouchooseadefaultmessagingappotherthanMessages(forexample,Google
Hangouts),youwillnotbeabletousetheMessagesappunlessyourestoreitasthedefault
messagingapp.Fordetails,seeDefaultMessagingApp.
1.
Press andtap Messages.
2.
Tap >Settings.
3. Configuremessagesettings:
l Default messaging app:Setthedefaultappforyourphonetousefortextandmultimedia
messages.
l General:
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Delete old messages:Choosewhethertoautomaticallydeletetheoldestmessages
whenthemaximumnumberofmessagesisreached.Setthemaximumnumberof
messageswiththeTextmessagelimitandMultimediamessagelimitsettingsbelow.
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Text message limit:Setthemaximumnumberoftextmessagesperconversation.
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Multimedia message limit:Setthemaximumnumberofmultimediamessagesper
conversation.
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Text template:Createandmanagetextphrasesthatyoucanaddtomessages.
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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:Whenenabled,Splitviewdividesthescreeninhalfwhenthephoneisin
landscapeorientation,anddisplaysthemessagethreadononesideandmessage
contentsontheotherside.
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Use the volume key:Whenenabled,youcanadjustthetextsizewhilereadinga
messagebypressingtheVolumeKeyupordown.