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To resume composing the message:
1.
Touch > > Messaging .
2. On the Messaging screen, touch the message to resume editing. “Draft” in red appears at the
right of the message in the list.
3.
When you finish editing the message, touch or .
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. To change
the notification for new text and multimedia messages, see Text and MMS Options for details.
A new message icon ( ) also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to notify you of a
new text or multimedia message. The Messages application icon (if shown on the Home screen)
also displays the number of new messages .
To open the message, touch and hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar down to open the
Notifications panel. Touch the new message to open and read it. For information on reading and
replying to messages see “Manage Message Conversations” in this chapter.
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. Threaded text or multimedia
messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen.
Read a Text Message
n Do one of the following:
l On the Messaging screen, touch the text message or message thread to open and read it.
l If you have a new message notification, drag the status bar down to open the Notifications
panel. Touch the new message to open and read it.
To return to the Messaging screen from a text message thread, touch .
Note: To view the details of a particular message, in the message thread, touch and hold the
message to open the options menu, and then touch View details.
Note: If a message contains a link to a Web page, touch the message and then touch the link to
open it in the Web browser.