New Messages Notification; Manage Message Conversations - Samsung Galaxy S 6 edge User Manual

New Messages Notification

Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ringtone, vibrate, or display the message
briefly in the Status Bar when you receive a new text or multimedia message.
A new message icon
text or multimedia message. The Messages application icon also displays the number of new
messages .
■ To open the message, drag the Status Bar down to open the Notification Panel. Tap the new
message to open and read it.
– or –
From home, tap Apps
For information on reading and replying to messages see

Manage Message Conversations

Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are grouped
into conversations or message threads in the Messaging screen. Text or MMS conversations let you see
exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen.
Read a Text Message
■ Do one of the following:
On the Messaging screen, tap the text message or conversation to open and read it.
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If you have a new message notification, drag the Status Bar down to open the Notification
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Panel. Tap the new message to open and read it.
To return to the Messaging screen from a conversation, tap Back key
Note: To view the details of a particular message, in the conversation, touch and hold the message to
open the options menu, and then tap View message details.
Note: If a message contains a link to a Web page, tap the message and then tap the link to open it in the
Web browser.
Note: If a message contains a phone number, tap the message and then tap the phone number to dial
the number or add it to your contacts.
Messaging and Internet
also appears in the notifications area of the Status Bar to notify you of a new
> Messages
, and then tap the conversation.
Manage Message
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Conversations.
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