Specifications

Accounts and Messaging 62
Messaging Settings
ThemessagessettingsmenuletsyoucontroloptionsforyourtextandMMSmessagesincluding
messagelimits,sizesettings,andnotifications.
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Press andtap Messaging.
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Tap >Settings.
3. Configuremessagesettings:
l Default messaging app:Ifyouhavemultiplemessagingappsinstalledonyourdevice,you
canchoosetheappyourdeviceusesformessaging.Theappyouselectherewillbeused
whenyouchooseMessagesinotherapps,suchaswhensharingitemslikepicturesorvideo.
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Note: IfyouchooseadefaultmessagingappotherthanMessaging(forexample,Google
Hangouts),youwillnotbeabletousethestandardMessagingappunlessyourestoreitasthe
defaultmessagingapp.
l General settings:
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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allowsyoutosetthemaximumnumberoftextmessagesper
conversation.
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Multimedia message limitallowsyoutosetthemaximumnumberofmultimedia
messagesperconversation.
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Text templatesallowsyoutocreateandmanagetextstringsthatyoucanaddto
messages.
l Text message (SMS) settings:
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Auto combination:Whenenabled,messagesthatarereceivedinmultiplepartsare
automaticallyre-assembledtodisplayasasinglemessage.Amessagemaybesentin
multiplepartsifitexceedsthemaximumnumberofcharactersforasinglemessage.
l Multimedia message (MMS) settings:
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Group messaging:Controlhowmessagestomultiplerecipientsarehandled.When
enabled,asinglemessageissenttomultiplerecipients.Whendisabled,aseparate
messageissenttoeachrecipient.
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Auto retrieve:Whenenabled,messageattachment(s)areautomaticallydownloaded
whenyoudisplayamultimediamessage.Ifyoudisablethisoption,onlythemessage