New Messages Notification; Manage Message Conversations - Samsung Galaxy S 4 User Manual

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
A new message icon
text or multimedia message. The Messaging application icon
messages.
■ To open the message, slide the Status Bar down to open the Notification Panel. Tap the new
message to open and read it. For information on reading and replying to messages see
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 All messages 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
● On the Messaging screen, tap the text message or message thread to open and read it.
● If you have a new message notification, slide the Status Bar down to open the Notification Panel.
Tap the new message to open and read it.
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 tap View message details.
If a message contains a link to a Web page, tap the message and then tap the link to open it in the Web
browser.
If a message contains a phone number, tap the message and then tap the phone number to dial the
number or add it to your contacts.
View a Multimedia Message (MMS)
1. From home, tap
2. From the message list, tap a message to display it.
3. While the message is open, tap the play icon (on a video or audio file) to play back the file or tap
an image to view a picture.
Note: The file attachment on the MMS message can be saved to an optional installed memory card (not
included). Touch and hold on the attachment, and then tap Save attachment. Select the attachment
checkbox and tap SAVE.
Accounts and Messaging
Text and MMS Settings
also appears in the notifications area of the Status Bar to notify you of a new
Messaging.
for details.
also displays the number of new
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