Help Protect Your Messages; Block Unwanted Messages - HTC 10 User Manual

Note: If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, you can choose to check the size and
subject first before you download a multimedia message. On the All messages screen, tap > Settings >
Multimedia messages (MMS). Clear the Auto-retrieve option.

Help Protect Your Messages

You can move private text messages to the Secure box. You will need to enter a password to read
messages in the Secure box.
Important:
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The Secure box does not encrypt messages.
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Message stored on your SIM card cannot be moved to the secure box.
Move Messages to the Secure Box
1. Tap >
2. Tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact.
3. Tap > Move to secure box.
4. Select the messages, and then tap Move.
Note: To move all the messages from a contact, on the All messages screen, touch and hold the contact
and tap Move to secure box.
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To read messages in the Secure box, on the All messages screen, tap
first time to use the Secure box, set a password.
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To remove messages or contacts from the Secure box, touch and hold the contact (or phone
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. 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

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.
Messaging
> Messages.
> Messages.
is displayed at the lower right of the message.
> Secure. If it is your
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