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Section 7: Messaging
This section describes how to send or receive
different types of messages. It also explains the
features and functionality associated with
messaging.
Types of Messages
Your phone provides the following message
types:
•
Text Messages
•
Multimedia (Picture, Video, and Audio) Messages
•
Email and Gmail Messages
•
Google Talk
Message Icons on the Status Bar
Icons are displayed on the Status Bar at the top
of the display when new messages are received.
For more information, refer to “Status Bar” on
page 23.
Creating and Sending
Messages
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send
and receive text messages to and from other
mobile phones or email addresses. To use this
feature, you may need to subscribe to your
service provider’s message service.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets
you send and receive multimedia messages
(such as picture, video, and audio messages) to
and from other mobile phones or email
addresses. To use this feature, you may need to
subscribe to your service provider’s multimedia
message service.
Important!
When creating a message, adding an
image, a sound file, or a video clip to a
text message changes the message
from a text message to a multimedia
message.
Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the
screen and indicate when messages are
received and their type. For more information,
refer to “Indicator Icons” on page 23.
1. From the Home screen, tap
(
Messaging
) ➔ (
New message
).
2. Tap the
Enter recipient
field to manually
enter a recipient.
– or –
Tap to select from one of the
following:
•Contacts
: to select a recipient from your
Contacts list (valid entries must have a wireless
phone number or email address).
• Recent
: to select a recipient from a list of
recently sent messages.