Device Settings 211 Block messages: Block messages by filtering based on criteria you set. Tap Blockmessages, and then configure filters:• Block list: Enter telephone numbers to automatically block.• Blocked phrases: Enter text phrases to automatically block.• Blocked messages: View blocked messages. More settings > Text messages:• Auto combination: Choose whether long messages that are received in multiple partsare automatically re-assembled to display as a single message. More settings > Multimedia messages:• Group conversation: Control how messages to multiple recipients are handled. Whenenabled, a single message is sent to multiple recipients. When disabled, a separatemessage is sent to each recipient.• Auto retrieve: Choose whether message attachment(s) are automatically downloadedwhen you display a multimedia message. If you disable this option, only the messageheader displays in the message list, and you will be prompted to download theattachment(s).• Roaming auto retrieve: Choose whether message attachment(s) are automaticallydownloaded when your phone is outside its home network. More settings > Delete old messages: Automatically delete the oldest messages when themaximum number of text (1000) and multimedia (100) messages has been exceeded. More settings > Split view: Turn on split view in landscape mode. Emergency alert settings: Configure emergency alert settings. You can enable or disablesome alerts: Extreme Alert, Severe Alert, Amber Alert, and Emergency alert test messages.You cannot disable Presidential alerts.• Emergency alerts: Choose types of messages to receive. You can enable or display anyof the message types, except for Presidential Alert. You can also choose to receiveemergency alert test messages.Important: The Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) system provides the government the ability tosend geographically targeted notifications of emergencies, such as threats to public safety, severeweather events, a hazardous material spill or a missing child in the phone user’s area.• Emergency notification preview: Play a sample emergency alert tone. Tap Stop tocancel the playback.• Vibrations: Select vibration options for emergency message notifications.• Alert reminder: Configure the reminder interval.
