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)
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Multimedia Messages (MMS)
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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
Messages.
2. Tap Compose.
3. Tap the Enter recipients field to manually enter
a recipient or tap
recipient from your Contacts. You can also select
the recipient based on Groups, Favorites, or
Logs.
If adding a recipient from your Contacts,
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tap the contact to place a checkmark, and
then tap Done. The contact is placed in the
recipients field.
Enter additional recipients by separating each
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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, you can select up to ten
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members in the group.
4. Tap the Enter message field to enter a message.
Attach: Add images, audio, and more to
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your message.
Add emoji: Choose an available emoji from
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the list and add it into your message at the
cursor location.
5. 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 a
Send.
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