Messages - Samsung Galaxy S6 User Manual

Messages

Learn how to send and receive
different messages using the
Samsung Messages app on your
device.
Types of Messages
The Samsung Messages 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 and send a
message using the Messages app.
1. From a Home screen, tap
2. Tap the Enter recipients field to manually enter
a recipient or tap
recipient from your Contacts or Groups.
•
If manually entering recipients, enter additional
recipients by separating each entry with a
semicolon (;). More recipients can be added at
any time before the message is sent.
•
If adding a recipient from your Contacts, tap
the contact to place a checkmark then tap
DONE. The contact is placed in the recipients
field.
•
For the Group option, if the number of
recipients is less than 10, all members in the
group can be added by placing a checkmark
by the contacts and then tap DONE.
3. Tap the Enter message field and use the
keyboard to enter a message.
•
Add emoji to choose an available
Tap
emoji from a list and then add it into your
message (at the cursor location).
4. Review your 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 a
SEND.
Messages