Messages - Samsung G890A 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:
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Text Messages (SMS)
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Multimedia Messages (MMS)
•
Advanced Messages
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
Advanced messaging allows you to send a
multimedia message with pictures, voice recordings,
audio or video files, contact cards (vCard),
appointments (vCalendar), as well as large files
(up to 1 GB) to other Samsung phones which
support Advanced messaging. Attachments are
sent separately from the text.
To activate Advanced messaging:
1. From a Home screen, tap
2. Tap More > Settings > Advanced Messaging.
3. Tap an option to enable:
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Use advanced messaging: Share larger files,
get read receipts and see when someone is
replying.
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Send read receipt: Senders are notified when
you have read their messages.
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