Viewing New Messages; Messages Settings; Emergency Alerts; Deleting Messages - Samsung galaxy note 4 User Manual

Viewing New Messages

When you receive a new message, a new message
icon appears on the Status Bar.
To view the message:
1. Open the Notification Panel and select the
message. For more information, please see
Notification Panel.
-or-
From a Home screen, tap
then tap the new message to view it.
2. To play a multimedia message (audio or video),
Play.
tap
3. To scroll through the list of messages, tap the
screen and scroll up or down the page.

Deleting Messages

To delete messages, follow these steps:
1. From a Home screen, tap
2. Tap Delete.
3. Tap each message you want to delete, or tap
Select all.
4. Tap Done.

Message Search

1. You can search through your messages by using
the Message Search feature.
2. From a Home screen, tap
3. Tap Search.
4. Enter a word or phrase to search for, and then
Search on the keyboard.
tap
Samsung Applications
Messages, and
Messages.
Messages.
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Messages Settings

Configure the settings for text messages, multimedia
messages, push messages, and so on.
► From a Home screen, tap
Messages > More options > Settings.

Emergency Alerts

This device is designed to receive wireless
emergency alerts from the Commercial Mobile
Alerting System (CMAS) which may also be known
as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN).
For more information, please contact your wireless
provider.
Emergency Alerts allows customers to receive
geographically-targeted messages. Alert messages
are provided by the US Department of Homeland
Security and will alert customers of imminent threats
to their safety within their area. There is no charge
for receiving an Emergency Alert message.
There are three types of Emergency Alerts:
•
Alerts issued by the President
•
Alerts involving imminent threats to safety of life
(Extreme and Severe)
•
AMBER Alerts (missing child alert)
Users may choose not to receive Imminent Threats
(Extreme and Severe) and AMBER Alerts. Alerts
issued by the President cannot be disabled.
To disable Imminent Threats and AMBER Alerts,
follow the instructions below:
1. From a Home screen, tap
2. Tap More options > Settings >
Emergency alerts.
3. Tap Emergency alerts.
4. All alerts are enabled by default (check mark
showing). Tap an alert option to disable it.
Apps >
Messages.
Messages