Operation Manual

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Messages (SMS/MMS)
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Messages (SMS/MMS)
To send and receive messages, use the Messages app. It is in the Favourites bar on the start
screen by default ( page 18).
Instead of Me
ssages, use another app as the default app for interchanging messages.
¤ Messages Tap Settings Default SMS app Select another SMS app OK
Sending and replying to messages
Writing an SMS
A text message (SMS) can comprise a maximum of 160 characters. If you enter more characters,
the message is sent in several sub-messages (if this function is supported by your mobile
network operator).
¤ Messages . . . The list of conversations is displayed
Message in an existing conversation: Tap the conversation
Create a new conversation: Tap
¤ Enter the phone number, name or email address . . . Whilst you are doing so, matching
contacts from the contact list are suggested Tap a suggestion or continue with your entry
or
¤ Select one or more contacts to whom to send the message
Enter a message: Enter the text
I
nserting a Smiley (Emoticon)
¤ Whilst entering the text, tap to the right of the text field Select the icon
Back to the keypad: Tap
Saving a message as a draft
¤ Whilst entering a text message, tap . . . The message is stored in the list of conversations
as a draft
Continue with your entry: Tap this conversation.
At least one other SMS app is installed.
Help on the Messages app:
¤ Messages Tap Settings Help & feedback
Information on the app settings is also here.
Sometimes apps send text messages using
billable Premium services. Android
detects every attempt by an app to send an SMS in your name. A warning is displayed
when there is a suspicion that an SMS entails additional charges. Text messages can
be discarded, or sent anyway, in these cases.