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 a send amessage using the Messaging app.1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >Messages.2. Tap Compose.3. Tap the Enter recipientsfield to manually entera recipient or tap Add Recipient to select arecipient from your Contacts. You can also selectthe recipient based on Groups, Favorites, orLogs.• If adding a recipient from your Contacts, tapthe contact to place a check mark then tapDONE. The contact is placed in the recipientsfield.• Enter additional recipients by separating eachentry with a semicolon (;) and then using theprevious procedure. More recipients can beadded at any time before the message is sent.• For the Group option, if the number ofrecipients is less than 10, all members inthe group are added. You must delete anyunnecessary members in the list by selectingthe trash can icon and deleting unwantedentries.4. Tap the Enter message field and use theonscreen keyboard to enter a message.5. Tap Add emojis to choose an available emojifrom an onscreen list and then add it into yourmessage at the cursor location.6. Review the message and tap Send.Note: If you exit a message before you send it, themessage is automatically saved as a draft.Applications 55 Messages