Messages Settings - Samsung Galaxy S 5 User Manual

Messages Settings

The messages settings menu lets you control options for your text and MMS messages including
message limits, size settings, and notifications.
Tip: You can also access Message settings from the Messages app. From home, tap
More options > Settings.
1. From home, tap
2. Tap Messages to configure settings:
Default messaging app: Choose an app to use by default.
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Display:
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• Bubble style: Choose how messages appear on the screen. Bubbles are the boxes that
surround each message.
Background style: Choose the background of the message screen.
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• Change font size: When enabled, you can change the text size while reading a message
by pressing the Volume key up or down.
Quick responses: Create and manage text phrases that you can add to messages.
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Text messages:
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• Auto combination: Choose whether long messages that are received in multiple parts
are automatically re-assembled to display as a single message.
Multimedia messages:
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• Group conversation: Control how messages to multiple recipients are handled. When
enabled, a single message is sent to multiple recipients. When disabled, a separate
message is sent to each recipient.
• Auto retrieve: Choose whether message attachment(s) are automatically downloaded
when you display a multimedia message. If you disable this option, only the message
header displays in the message list, and you will be prompted to download the
attachment(s).
• MMS alert: When enabled, your phone will alert you when you make a change to a
message that will convert the message to a multimedia message (MMS).
Delete old messages: When turned on, your phone will automatically delete the oldest
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messages when the maximum number of messages is reached. Tap the ON/OFF switch to
turn the setting on, and then set the maximum number of messages with the Text message
limit and Multimedia message limit settings below.
• Text message limit: Set the maximum number of text messages per conversation.
• Multimedia message limit: Set the maximum number of multimedia messages per
conversation.
Settings
Apps > Settings.
Messages >
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