Operation Manual
Chapter 7 : Email, text, multimedia, and instant messaging 107
2 Do one of the following:
• In Conversations view, tap a conversation with the buddy you want
to delete.
• In Buddies view, tap a buddy.
3 Open the application menu and tap Delete This Person.
4 Ta p Delete.
Change your online status
1 Open Messaging .
2 Ta p Buddies.
3 Tap the status icon to the left of the status description, and tap your
new status.
Change your custom message
Your custom message is seen by your IM buddies. It appears next to your
IM screen name and status. It can contain any text you want.
1 Open Messaging .
2 Ta p Buddies.
3 Do one of the following:
• If you already have a custom message, tap the current message and
enter the new message text.
• If you’re creating a custom message for the first time, tap the status
text (Available or Busy) and enter the custom message text.
Change your IM account username and password
If you change the username or password for your IM account online, you
need to enter the updated information for the account on your smartphone.
1 Open Messaging .
2 Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3 Tap the account name.
4 Enter the new information and tap Sign In.
Delete an IM account
1 Open Messaging .
2 Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3 Tap the account name.
4 Ta p Remove Account and tap Remove Messaging Account.










