Save and Resume a Draft Message
If you tap Back while composing a text or multimedia message, or leave the Messages screen, the
message is automatically saved as a draft.
To resume composing a Draft message:
1. From the Edge scree
n, tap
Messages.
2. On the Messages screen, tap the message marked as
Draft.
3.
When you finish editing the message, tap
Send.
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 Messages Settings for details.
A new message icon
also appear
s in the notifications area of the status bar
to notify you of a new
text or
multimedia message. The Messages
app
icon
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 notification panel. Tap the new message to open and read it. For information on reading and
replying to messages see Managing Co
nversations.
Managing 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 Messages screen. Threaded text or multimedia messages
let you see all the messages you exchange with a contact on the screen, similar to a chat program.
Read Text Messages
■ On the Messages screen, tap the text message or conversation to open and read it.
■ If you have a new message notification, slide the status bar do
wn to open the notification panel.
Tap the new message to open and read it.
Note: To view the details of a particular message, in the conversation, touch and hold the message to
open the options menu, and then tap View message details.
If a message contains a link to a Web page, tap the message and then tap the link to open it in the Web
browser.
If a message contains a phone number, tap the message and then tap the phone number to dial the
number or add it to your contacts.
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