Section 5: Messaging; Types Of Messages - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

Section 5: Messaging

This section describes how to send and receive different
types of messages. It also includes the features and
functionality associated with messaging.

Types of Messages

Your phone provides the following message types:
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Text Messages
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Multimedia (Picture, Video, and Audio) Messages
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Email and Gmail Messages
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AT&T Messages
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Hangouts
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Google+
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ChatON
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.
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 display at the top of the screen and indicate
when messages are received and their type. For more
information, refer to "Indicator Icons" on page 16.
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