New Messages Notification; Manage Message Conversations - Sharp Aquos Crystal User Manual

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New Messages Notification

Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ringtone, vibrate, or display the
message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or multimedia message. To change
the notification for new text and multimedia messages, see Text and MMS Options for details.
A new message icon (
new text or multimedia message. The Messages application icon (if shown on the home screen)
also displays the number of new messages
To open the message, drag the status bar down to open the notifications window. Touch the new
message to open and read it. For information on reading and replying to messages, see Manage
Message Conversations.

Manage Message Conversations

Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are
grouped into conversations or message threads in the Messaging screen. Threaded text or
multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact
on the screen.
Read a Text Message
Do one of the following:
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On the Messaging screen, touch the text message or message thread to open and read it.
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If you have a new message notification, touch and hold the status bar, and then slide the
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status bar down to open the notifications window. Touch the new message to open and
read it.
To return to the Messaging screen from a text message thread, touch
Note: To view the details of a particular message, in the message thread, touch and hold the message to
open the options menu, and then touch View details.
Note: If a message contains a link to a Web page, touch the message and then touch the link to open it in the
Web browser.
Note: If a message contains a phone number, touch the message and then touch the phone number to dial
the number or send a message.
Accounts and Messaging
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