Read A Text Message - Samsung GALAXY S8 User Manual

Read a Text Message

Do one of the following:
On the Messages screen, tap the text message or conversation to open and read it.
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– or –
If you have a new message notification, pull down the status bar to open the notification panel.
Tap the new message to open and read it.
To return to the Messages screen from a conversation:
Tap Back.
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Note: 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.
Note: 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, swipe up to access Apps.
2. Tap Messages.
3. On the Messages screen, tap a multimedia message or conversation to open it.
4. Tap the attachment to open it.
If the attachment is a vCard contact, it is imported to your phone's contacts list. For more
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information, see Contacts.
If the attachment is a vCalendar file, you can choose the calendar where you want to save
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the event. For information on using Calendar, see Calendar.
5. To save the attachment to device memory or an SD card, touch and hold the attachment, and
then tap Save attachment on the options menu.
Note: When Auto retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To
download the entire message, tap the Download button at the right side of the message.
Note: If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, check the multimedia message
size before you download it.
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