Messaging - Samsung Galaxy S4 User Manual

Messaging

Learn how to send and receive
different messages using the
default messaging app on your
phone.
Types of Messages
The Messaging app provides the following message
types:
•
Text Messages (SMS)
•
Multimedia Messages (MMS)
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.
Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the
screen and indicate when messages are received
and their type.
Applications
Create and Send Messages
This section describes how to create a send a
message using the Messaging app.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Messaging.
Compose.
2. Tap
3. Tap the Enter recipients field to manually enter
a recipient or tap
a recipient from your Contacts. You can also
select the recipient based on Groups, Favorites,
or Logs.
•
If adding a recipient from your Contacts,
tap the contact to place a check mark then
tap DONE. The contact will be placed in the
recipients field.
•
Enter additional recipients by separating each
entry with a semicolon (;) and then using the
previous procedure. More recipients can be
added at any time before the message is sent.
•
For the Group option, if the number of
recipients is less than 10, all members in
the group will be added. You will need to
delete any unnecessary members in the list
by selecting the trash can icon and deleting
unwanted entries.
4. Tap the Enter message field and use the
onscreen keyboard to enter your message.
5. Tap Attachment to attach a file to the
message.
6. Review the message and tap
Note: If you exit a message before you send it, the
message is automatically saved as a draft.
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Apps >
Add Recipient to select
Send.
Messaging