Messaging Settings - Samsung Galaxy Note II User Manual

Messaging Settings

The messages settings menu lets you control options for your text and MMS messages including
message limits, size settings, and notifications.
1. Press
and tap
2. Tap
> Settings.
3. Configure message settings:
Default messaging app: If you have multiple messaging apps installed on your device, you
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can choose the app your device uses for messaging. The app you select here will be used
when you choose Messages in other apps, such as when sharing items like pictures or video.
Note: If you choose a default messaging app other than Messaging (for example, Google
Hangouts), you will not be able to use the standard Messaging app unless you restore it as the
default messaging app.
General settings:
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Delete old messages: Choose whether to automatically delete the oldest messages
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when the maximum number of messages is reached. Set the maximum number of
messages with the Text message limit and Multimedia message limit settings below.
Text message limit allows you to set the maximum number of text messages per
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conversation.
Multimedia message limit allows you to set the maximum number of multimedia
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messages per conversation.
Text templates allows you to create and manage text strings that you can add to
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messages.
Text message (SMS) settings:
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Auto combination: When enabled, messages that are received in multiple parts are
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automatically re-assembled to display as a single message. A message may be sent in
multiple parts if it exceeds the maximum number of characters for a single message.
Multimedia message (MMS) settings:
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Group messaging: Control how messages to multiple recipients are handled. When
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enabled, a single message is sent to multiple recipients. When disabled, a separate
message is sent to each recipient.
Auto retrieve: When enabled, message attachment(s) are automatically downloaded
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when you display a multimedia message. If you disable this option, only the message
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