If you have a new message notification, press and hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel. Tap the new message to open and read it.

To return to the All messages screen from a text message thread, press and then tap All messages.

Note: To view the details of a particular message, in the message thread, press and hold the message to open the options menu, and then tap View message

details.

If a message contains a link to a Web page, tap the message and then tap the link to open it in the Web browser.

If a message contains a phone number, tap the message and then tap the phone number to dial the number or add it to your contacts.

To view a multimedia message (MMS):

1.Press and tap > Messages.

2.On the All messages screen, tap a multimedia message or message thread to open it.

3.Tap the attachment to open it. If the attachment is a vCard contact, it is imported to your device’s contacts list. For more information, see “About People” on page 62. If the attachment is a vCalendar file, you can choose the calendar where you want to save the event. For information on using Calendar, see “Calendar” on page 81.

4.To save the attachment to the storage card, press and hold the sender’s name or number, and then tap Save [attachment type] on the options menu.

Note: When Auto-retrievein MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To download the entire message, tap the Download button at the right side of the message. For details, see “Setting Text and Multimedia Message Options” later in this chapter.

If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, check the multimedia message size before you download it.

To reply to a text or multimedia message:

1.Press and tap > Messages.

2.On the All messages screen, tap a text or multimedia message thread to open it.

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