Block Unwanted Messages; Delete Messages And Conversations - HTC 10 User Manual

To remove messages or contacts from the Secure box, touch and hold the contact (or phone
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number) and tap Move to general box.
Protect a Message from Deletion
You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you delete the other messages in the
conversation.
1. Tap > >
2. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of
messages with that contact.
3. Tap the message (not a link or a phone number) that you want to lock, and then tap Lock
message. A lock icon is displayed at the lower right of the message.

Block Unwanted Messages

Declutter your Messages screen by moving spam messages from contacts to the block box. If you
have blocked a contact, that contact's messages will also be in the block box.
1. Tap > >
2. Do any of the following:
On the All messages screen, touch and hold a contact (or phone number) and tap Block
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contact.
To block multiple contacts, tap > Block contacts, select the contacts, and tap Block.
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When the contact sends you messages, you will not see them in the All messages screen or
receive notifications and calls.
To read messages in the block box, on the All messages screen, tap
Notes:
To remove messages or contacts from the block box, touch and hold the contact (or phone
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number) and tap Unblock.
To completely discard future messages from blocked contacts, clear the Save block message
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option in the Messages settings.

Delete Messages and Conversations

Tidy up your messages list by deleting old messages and conversations.
1. Tap > >
2. On the All messages screen, do any of the following:
Making Connections Messaging
Messages.
Messages.
Messages.
> Block.
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