Section 5: Messaging; Types Of Messages; Creating And Sending Messages - Samsung GALAXYS5 User Manual

Section 5: Messaging

This section describes how to send and receive different
messages using the default Messages app on your phone.

Types of Messages

Your default Messages app provides the following message
types:
•
Text Messages
•
Multimedia (Picture, Video, and Audio) Messages
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive
text messages to and from other mobile phones or email
addresses. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to
your service provider's message service.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and
receive multimedia messages (such as picture, video, and
audio messages) to and from other mobile phones or email
addresses. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to
your service provider's multimedia message service.
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Important! When creating a message, adding an image, a
sound file, or a video clip to a text message
changes the message from a text message to a
multimedia message.
Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the screen and
indicate when messages are received and their type. For
more information, refer to "Indicator Icons" on page 20.

Creating and Sending Messages

This section describes how to create a send a message using
the Messages app.
1. From any Home screen panel, tap
(Compose).
Note: The main Home screen initially contains the
Messages shortcut. If you delete it, you must
tap Apps
Messages
Messages.