Receiving Text And Multimedia Messages; Managing Messages And Message Threads - HTC Hero User Manual

84 Exchanging Messages

Receiving text and multimedia messages

Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ring tone, vibrate,
or display the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or
multimedia message. To change the notification for new text and multimedia
messages, see "Setting text and multimedia message options" later in this chapter.
A new message icon (
to notify you of a new text or multimedia message. The Messages application icon
also displays the number of new messages
To open the message, refer to the next section.

Managing messages and message threads

Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a
number) are grouped into conversations or message threads in the All messages
screen. Threaded text or multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages
(similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen. Message threads are listed
in order of when you received them, with the latest message at the top of the
thread.
To open and read a text message
Do one of the following:
• Press HOME
to open the Notifications panel. Tap the new message to open and read it.
•
On the All messages screen, tap the text message or message thread to open
and read it.
) also appears in the notifications area of the status bar
, then press and hold the status bar, and then slide it down
( )
.