120AppsNew Messages NotificationDepending on your notification settings, the phonewill play a ringtone, vibrate, or display the messagebriefly in the status bar when you receive a new text ormultimedia message.New message also appears in the notificationsarea of the status bar to notify you of a new text ormultimedia message. The Messages app shortcut(if shown on the home screen) also displays thenumber of new messages.• To open the message, pull down the status bar toopen the notification panel. Tap the new message toopen and read it.Manage Message ConversationsText and multimedia messages that are sent to andreceived from a contact (or a number) are grouped intoconversations or message threads in the Messagesscreen. Text or MMS conversations let you seeexchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with acontact on the screen.Read a Text MessageDo one of the following:• On the Messages screen, tap the text message orconversation to open and read it.• If you have a new message notification, pull downthe status bar to open the notification panel. Tap thenew message to open and read it.To return to the Messages screen from a conversation:► Tap Back.
