You can send text messages that are longer than the character limit for a single
message. Longer messages are sent as two or more messages. Your service provider
may charge accordingly.
Characters with accents, other marks, or some language options, take more space,
limiting the number of characters that can be sent in a single message.
If a text message is very long, it may be converted to a multimedia message. If you
want to send the message as a text message, select > Sending options >
Message type > Text.
If you send a text message to one or more recipients, and the contact information of
one of the recipients is a mail address instead of a phone number, the text message
is converted to a multimedia message.
If the item you insert in a multimedia message is too large for the network, the device
may automatically reduce the size.
Only compatible devices can receive and show multimedia messages. Messages may
look different in different devices.
Read a received message
When someone sends you a message, a notification is shown on the home screen.
You can open the message directly from the home screen.
Select Show to open the message.
Messages are combined into conversations, containing all the messages to and from
a contact in a single view. To read a conversation, select it from the list in the
Messaging view.
Reply to the message
1 With the message open, select .
2 Write your reply, then select > .
Tip: To quickly reply to a message, select Tap to write.
Forward the message
1 With the message open, select > Forward.
2 To add a contact as a recipient, select To. You can also type in a phone number.
3 Edit the message if needed, then select > .
Save an attached photo or other file
1 In the conversation, select the message containing the file.
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