User Guide

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4. Touch > Preview. Touch once on the preview screen to see playback controls.
5. When finished, touch to send, or touch to save the message as a draft.
Send a Group Message
Group messaging makes it easy to send a message to multiple contacts all at once. You can choose to
send a group SMS or group MMS.
Note: You will be charged for each text message sent. For example, if you send a message to a group of
five people, you will be charged for five messages.
Note: Group MMS may incur extra data fees.
1. Touch > .
2. Touch .
3. Touch , select multiple recipients, and then touch DONE. You can also swipe to the GROUP
tab and select a contact group.
4. To send a group SMS, make sure that Send as individual messages is selected. Clear this
option to send your message as a group MMS.
 Group SMS. Your message will be sent to the recipients as a text message and each
message sent will be charged to your allocated text message plan. Replies of your recipients
are sorted separately.
 Group MMS. Similar to a group chat, sending a group MMS lets your recipients join the
conversation you’ve started. Your phone also organizes message replies in a single
conversation thread. If this is your first time to send a group MMS, you may need to enter
your mobile phone number.
5. Touch the "Add text" box, and then start composing your message.
6. Touch to send, or touch to save the message as a draft.
Group MMS FAQs
Why can’t my recipients see or join the group MMS I sent to them?
Check whether your recipients have enabled Group messaging on their mobile devices. Some devices or
mobile operators may not support this feature.
How do I receive or block group MMS?
In Message settings, touch Multimedia messages (MMS), and then turn Group Messaging on or off.
Save and Resume Composing a Draft Message
While composing a text or multimedia message, touch to automatically save your message as a draft.
You can resume composing a draft message.