Preview message: Show previews of new messages on the status bar and lock
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screens, and in pop-ups.
Backgrounds and bubbles: Choose backgrounds and bubble styles.
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Quick responses: Create and manage text phrases that you can add to messages.
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Block messages: Block messages by filtering based on criteria you set. Tap Block
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messages, and then configure filters:
Block list: Enter telephone numbers to automatically block.
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Blocked phrases: Enter text phrases to automatically block.
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Blocked messages: View blocked messages.
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More settings > Text messages:
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Auto combination: Choose whether long messages that are received in multiple parts
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are automatically re-assembled to display as a single message.
More settings > Multimedia messages:
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Group conversations: Control how messages to multiple recipients are handled.
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When enabled, a single message is sent to multiple recipients. When disabled, a
separate message is sent to each recipient.
Auto retrieve: Choose whether message attachment(s) are automatically downloaded
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when you display a multimedia message. If you disable this option, only the message
header displays in the message list, and you will be prompted to download the
attachment(s).
Roaming auto retrieve: Choose whether message attachment(s) are automatically
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downloaded when your phone is outside its home network.
More settings > Delete old messages: Automatically delete the oldest messages when
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the maximum number of text (1000) and multimedia (100) messages has been exceeded.
More settings > Split view: Turn on split view in landscape mode.
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Emergency alert settings: Configure emergency alert settings. You can enable or disable
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some alerts: Extreme Alert, Severe Alert, Amber Alert, and Emergency alert test messages.
You cannot disable Presidential alerts.
Emergency alerts: Choose types of messages to receive. You can enable or display
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any of the message types, except for Presidential Alert. You can also choose to receive
emergency alert test messages.
Important: The Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) system provides the government the
ability to send geographically targeted notifications of emergencies, such as threats to public safety,
severe weather events, a hazardous material spill or a missing child in the phone user's area.
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