Samsung SGH-T839HABTMB user manual Types of Messages, Message Icons on the Status Bar

Section 7: Messages

This section describes how to send or receive different types of messages. It also explains the features and functionality associated with messaging.

Types of Messages

Your phone provides the following message types via the Universal Composer:

•Text Messages

•Multimedia (Picture, Video, and Audio) Messages

•Email and Gmail Messages

•Group Texting

•Google Talk

Message Icons on the Status Bar

Icons are displayed on the Status Bar at the top of the display when new messages are received. For more information, refer to “Status Bar” on page 24.

Creating and Sending Messages via Universal Composer

The Universal Composer is a messaging feature that lets you send and receive text messages to and from other mobile phones or email addresses. This feature does much more than just send and receive text, but incorporate other features such as

emoticons, audio, media and much more (page 101). To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service provider’s message service.

The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and receive multimedia messages (such as picture, video, and audio messages) to and from other mobile phones or email addresses. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service provider’s multimedia message service.

Important!: When creating a message, adding an image, a sound file, or a video clip to a text message changes the message from a text message to a multimedia message.

Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the screen and indicate when messages are received and their type. For more information, refer to “Indicator Icons” on page 24.

1.From the Home screen, tap (Messaging) ➔ Create new message.

2.Tap on the To field to manually enter a recipient or tap

to select a recipient from your Contacts list (valid entries must have a wireless phone number or email

address).

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