58 MessagesView New MessagesWhen you receive a new message, a new messageicon appears on the Status bar.To view the message:1. Open the Notification panel and select themessage. For more information, please seeNotification Panel.– or –From a Home screen, tap Apps >Messages, and then tap the new message toview it.2. To play a multimedia message (audio or video),tap Play.3. To scroll through the list of messages, tap thescreen and scroll up or down the page.Delete MessagesTo delete messages, follow these steps:1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >Messages.2. Tap More options > Delete.3. Tap each message you want to delete or tapSelect all.4. Tap DONE.5. At the Delete conversations prompt, tapDELETE to delete or CANCEL to cancel.Message Search1. You can search through your messages by usingthe Message Search feature.2. From a Home screen, tap Apps >Messages.3. Tap Search.4. Enter a word or phrase to search for, and thentap Search on the keyboard.Messaging SettingsConfigure the settings for text messages, multimediamessages, push messages, and others.► From a Home screen, tap Apps >Messages > More options > Settings.Emergency AlertsThis device is designed to receive wirelessemergency alerts from the Commercial MobileAlerting System (CMAS) which may also be knownas the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN).For more information, please contact your wirelessprovider.Emergency Alerts allows customers to receivegeographically-targeted messages. Alert messagesare provided by the US Department of HomelandSecurity and will alert customers of imminent threatsto their safety within their area. There is no chargefor receiving an Emergency Alert message.There are three types of Emergency Alerts:• Alerts issued by the President• Alerts involving imminent threats to safety of life(Extreme and Severe)• AMBER Alerts (missing child alert)Users may choose not to receive Imminent Threats(Extreme and Severe) and AMBER Alerts. Alertsissued by the President cannot be disabled.To disable Imminent Threats and AMBER Alerts,follow the instructions below:1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >Messages.2. Tap More options > Settings >Emergency alerts.3. Tap Emergency alerts.4. All alerts are enabled by default (checkmarkshowing). Tap an alert option to disable it.Applications