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Apps : Text messaging
Turn group messaging on or off
Group messaging allows conversation participants to reply to all recipients in a single thread. If you do not want
multi-recipient SMS messages converted to MMS and want replies sent in separate threads only to you, turn off
group messaging.
This feature is not available in all countries.
To adjust the group messaging setting:
1.
In the
Messages app, touch > Settings > Advanced.
2.
Do one of the following:
•
If you have a single SIM, touch Advanced.
•
If your phone allows dual SIMs, touch the SIM you use for text messaging.
3.
Touch Group messaging and select an option.
Change default messaging app
You can
download
additional messaging apps from Play Store. After you've installed one, you can make it your
default messaging app.
To select a different app to send and receive text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages:
1.
Go to
Settings
> Apps & notifications.
2.
Touch Default apps > SMS app.
Or, touch Advanced > Default apps > SMS app.
3.
Touch the app to use.
Control notifications for text messages
If you use the Messages app:
1.
Open
the
Messages app.
2.
Touch > Settings.
3.
If you have dual SIMs, touch General.
4.
Touch Notifications and turn notifications on or off, change the sound, and add or remove vibration.
If you use a different messaging app:
1.
Touch & hold the app's icon.
2.
Touch
App info > Notifications.
3.
Make changes.
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