User Manual

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Messages
Applications
View New Messages
When you receive a new message, a new message
icon displays on the Status bar.
To view the message:
► Open the Notification panel and select the
message. For more information, please see
Notification Panel.
– or –
From a Home screen, tap
Apps >
Messages, and then tap the new message to
view it.
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To play a multimedia message (audio or
video), tap Play.
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To scroll through the list of messages, swipe
up or down the screen.
Delete Messages
To delete messages, follow these steps.
1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >
Messages.
2. Touch and hold a message to select it.
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Tap additional messages or tap the checkbox
at the top to select all messages.
3. Tap Delete.
Message Search
You can search through your messages by using the
Message Search feature.
1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >
Messages.
2. Tap Search.
3. Enter a word or phrase to search for, and then
tap
Search on the keyboard.
Messages Settings
Configure the settings for text messages, multimedia
messages, push messages, and so on.
► From a Home screen, tap Apps >
Messages > More options > Settings.
Emergency Alerts
This device is designed to receive wireless
emergency alerts from the Commercial Mobile
Alerting System (CMAS) which may also be known
as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN).
For more information, please contact your wireless
provider.
Emergency alerts allows customers to receive
geographically-targeted messages. Alert messages
are provided by the US Department of Homeland
Security and alert customers of imminent threats to
their safety within their area. There is no charge for
receiving an Emergency alert message.
There are three types of Emergency alerts:
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Alerts issued by the President
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Alerts involving imminent threats to safety of life
(Extreme and Severe)
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AMBER alerts (missing child alert)
Users may choose not to receive Imminent threats
(Extreme and Severe) and AMBER alerts. Alerts
issued by the President cannot be disabled.
To disable Imminent threats and AMBER alerts,
follow the instructions below:
1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >
Messages.
2. Tap More options > Settings >
Emergencyalerts.
3. Tap Emergency alerts.
4. All alerts are enabled by default. Tap an alert
option to disable it.
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You cannot disable Presidential alerts.