58 MessagesApplicationsView New MessagesWhen you receive a new message,New message appears on the Status bar.To view the message:► Open the Notification panel and tap themessage. For more information, seeNotification Panel.– or –From a Home screen, tap Apps >Messages, and then tap the new message toview it.• To play a multimedia message attachment(audio or video), tap Play.• To scroll through the list of messages, swipeup or down the page.Delete MessagesTo delete messages, follow these steps:1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >Messages.2. Tap More > Delete.3. Tap each message you want to delete or tap theAll checkbox at the top of the screen to select allmessages.4. Tap Delete. Confirm if prompted.Message SearchYou can search through your messages by using theMessage Search feature.1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >Messages.2. Tap Search.3. Enter a word or phrase to search for, and thentap Search on the keyboard.Messages SettingsConfigure the settings for text messages, multimediamessages, push messages, and more.► From a Home screen, tap Apps >Messages > More > 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, contact your wireless provider.Emergency alerts allows customers to receivegeographically-targeted messages. Alert messagesnotify customers of imminent threats to their safetywithin their area. There is no charge for receiving anEmergency 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 alerts(extreme and severe) and AMBER alerts.Note: Alerts issued by the President cannot bedisabled.To disable Imminent and AMBER alerts:1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >Messages.2. Tap More > Settings > Emergency alertsettings.3. Tap Emergency alerts.• All alerts are enabled (on) by default.4. Tap an alert option to disable it.