User's Guide

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Sending Messages
SMS and MMS are convenient and inexpensive means
of communication. You can send a text message to
other people via SMS service. MMS allows you to send
messages by including multimedia content such as
pictures, audio files, video files.
You can use the Messages ( ) in your phone to send
an SMS and MMS message to other smartphones or
any other equipment that can receive SMS and MMS.
The MMS feature is available only if you subscribe
it from your network operator.
To access the messages function, from the home
screen or All Apps screen, tap Messages ( ).
Sending SMS/MMS Message
1. To create a SMS message, from the home screen or
All applications screen, tap Messages (
).
2. Tap Start chat ( ).
3. Enter the contact name or the phone number in the
To field. If you enter an alphabet, all the contact
names starting with that alphabet is displayed as a
list. Scroll down to select the contact.
4. Enter the message and tap Send ( ).
When you add a multimedia attachment, the
message is automatically converted to a multimedia
message. MMS charges are applied based on the
operator.
5. You can add a multimedia attachment, share a
contact or attach a file as an attachment. To add an
attachment, tap Attach (
). Select the attachment
type from the following options:
6. Browse the operation type from the below list and
select the multimedia file to be attached.
Attachment Type Description
Gallery/Camera Select an image from the gallery
or shoot a new image using the
camera
Smileys Attach a smiley image.
GIF Attach an animated GIF image.
Favorites Attach a sticker.
Location Share your current location.
Record audio Record a new audio file using the
voice recorder and attach.
Managing Message Settings
You can customize the way you want to view and filter
the messages. You can also set the default messaging
application.
To view and modify the message settings,
1. To edit message settings, from the home screen or
All Apps screen, tap Messages (
).
2. Tap Options (
).