Samsung GALAXY S5 ACTIVE User Manual

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57 MessagesLearn how to send and receivedifferent messages using thedefault messaging app on yourphone.Types of MessagesYour default Messaging app provides the followingmessage types:• Text Messages (SMS)• Multimedia Messages (MMS)The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you sendand receive text messages to and from other mobilephones or email addresses. To use this feature, youmay need to subscribe to your service provider’smessage service.The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets yousend and receive multimedia messages (such aspicture, video, and audio messages) to and fromother mobile phones or email addresses. To use thisfeature, you may need to subscribe to your serviceprovider’s multimedia message service.Messaging icons are displayed at the top of thescreen and indicate when messages are receivedand their type.Create and Send MessagesThis section describes how to create and send amessage using the Messaging app.1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >Messages > Compose.2. Tap the Enter recipients field to manually entera recipient or tap Add Recipient to select arecipient from your Contacts. You can also selectthe recipient based on Groups, Favorites, orLogs.• Enter additional recipients by separating eachentry with a semicolon (;). More recipients canbe added at any time before the message issent.• If adding a recipient from your Contacts,tap the contact to place a checkmark thentap Done. The contact will be placed in therecipients field.• For the Group option, if the number ofrecipients is less than 10, all members in thegroup may be added.3. Tap the Enter message field and use the keypadto enter a message.4. Tap Add emoticons to choose an availableemoticon from a list and then add it into yourmessage (at the cursor location) if desired.5. Review your message and tap Send.Note: If you exit a message before you send it, themessage is automatically saved as a draft.MessagesApplications