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MMS messages — frequently asked questions
Can I send and receive MMS messages?
Can I specify when my device should receive MMS
messages?
Can I hide sent messages?
Can I filter unwanted MMS messages?
Can I configure notification for all MMS messages?
Can I pause, resume, or restart a slideshow
presentation?
Can I view the size of my MMS messages before I send
them?
How do I change how long messages and phone call
logs remain in the messages list?
Can I send and receive MMS
messages?
Yes, if your service provider plan includes MMS
messages and your BlackBerry® device is provisioned
for the service. Contact your service provider for more
information.
Can I specify when my device should
receive MMS messages?
Yes. In the device options, click MMS. To set when
your BlackBerry® device communicates with the
Multimedia Messaging Service Centre (MMSC), set the
Multimedia Reception field.
To set when your BlackBerry device receives MMS
messages, set the Automatic Retrieval field.
If you want your device to communicate with the
MMSC and receive MMS messages only when you are
in your home network area, set the Multimedia
Reception and Automatic Retrieval fields to Home
Only.
Can I filter unwanted MMS
messages?
Yes. In the device options, click MMS. In the Message
Filtering section, select the Reject Anonymous
Messages check box or the Reject Advertisements
check box.
Can I configure notification for all
MMS messages?
Yes. Use the SMS notification profile to set MMS and
SMS message notification options.
You can also set delivery reports, which notify you and
a sender when an MMS message has been received or
read. To set delivery reports, in the device options,
click MMS. In the Notifications section, set the
notification options.
To set whether delivery reports are sent when they are
requested by a sender, set the Allow Delivery
Confirmation and Allow Read Confirmation options.
To set whether you request delivery reports when you
send MMS messages, set the Confirm Delivery and
Confirm Read options.