Emergency alerts: Configure emergency alert settings. You can enable or disable some
alerts: Extreme Alert, Severe Alert, Amber Alert, and Emergency alert test messages. You
cannot disable Presidential alerts.
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Emergency alerts: Choose types of messages to receive. You can enable or display any
of the message types, except for Presidential Alert. You can also choose to receive
emergency alert test messages.
Important: The Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) system provides the government the ability to
send geographically targeted notifications of emergencies, such as threats to public safety, severe
weather events, a hazardous material spill or a missing child in the phone user's area.
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Emergency notification preview: Play a sample emergency alert tone. Tap Stop to
cancel the playback.
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Vibrate: Select vibration options for emergency message notifications.
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Alert reminder Configure the reminder interval.
Signature: When turned on, a text signature is included in all messages you send. Tap the
ON/OFF switch to turn the setting on, and then edit the signature text to include.
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Edit signature: Enter a text signature, when Add signature is enabled.
Spam filter: When turned on, your phone block messages that may be spam, by filtering
based on criteria you set. Tap the ON/OFF switch to turn the setting on, and then configure
filters:
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Add to spam numbers: Enter telephone numbers, to automatically flag messages from
the numbers as spam, when Spam settings is enabled.
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Add to spam phrases: Enter text phrases, to automatically flag messages as spam
when they contain the phrase. Available when Spam settings are enabled.
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Block unknown senders: When enabled, your phone blocks messages from numbers
that are not stored as contacts.
Delay message sending: When turned on, you can choose to delay the sending of
messages, so that they can be canceled if needed. Tap the ON/OFF switch to turn the setting
on, and then set the length of delay.
Safe mode: Choose options for working with messages when your phone is in safe mode.
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Allow access to all links: Allow links in messages to be followed to the Internet.
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Potential threat alerts: Receive alerts to potential security threats to your phone when
applications with the authority to send or receive messages are installed.
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