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Replying to a message
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Messaging.
2. Tap the received message > Tap Type to compose > Enter your message.
3. Tap Send.
Receiving CMAS Alerts Messages
Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) service allows you to receive automatic alerts in
times of crisis. (e.g., earthquake, hurricanes, etc.)
CMAS Alerts Messages Settings
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Messaging.
2. Press Menu key > Settings.
3. If Emergency Alerts is checked, you can check the checkbox of Amber, Imminent
Threat - Extreme, Imminent Threat - Severe or Emergency Alert Test.
Presidential option is present on the list but it is "read only" and you can not
NOTE
change it.
Receiving CMAS Alerts Messages
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Messaging.
2. Tap CMAS alerts message you want to view.
CMAS alert messages are indicated with
If CMAS alert arrives on your phone during a call,
Presidential, CMAS icon flashes. If non-Presidential, CMAS icon is static icon.
ONLY the Presidential CMAS icon is displayed under the Time/Date on the unlock/lock
screen.
If you are on a CMAS screen in the Messaging application, the following options are removed
or disabled: Reply, Forward, and Call.
If you have power cycled your phone and a Presidential Alert has NOT been viewed, the
Presidential CMAS icon will continue to flash when the device is powered on again.
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CMAS alert icon.
is displayed in the Status bar. If
Changing Messaging Settings
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Messaging.
2. Press Menu key > Settings.
Storage settings
Delete old messages Check to delete older messages in a thread when messaging
memory or thread limits are reached. Uncheck to keep all
messages. You may need to manually delete messages if the
messaging memory limit is reached.
Text-message limit
Tap to set the number of messages to save per message thread.
When the limit is reached, older multimedia messages are
deleted if 'Delete old messages' is checked.
Multimedia message
Tap to set the number of multimedia messages to save per
limit
message thread. When the limit is reached, older multimedia
messages are deleted if 'Delete old messages' is checked.
Multimedia message (MMS) settings
Auto-retrieve
Uncheck to download only the heading of multimedia messages.
You will need to tap the MMS message heading and manually
download each MMS message. You may want to use this feature
when roaming or when connected to a slow data network.
Number of Retry
Set number of retry attempts of download if multimedia message
Attempts
download fails.
Notification settings
Notifications
Check to be notified in Status bar whenever you receive a
new message.
Select ringtone
Select or de-select a ringtone to sound when you receive new
message notifications.
Vibrate
Set the phone to vibrate every time you receive a new message
notification, only in Silent mode, or never.
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