Tips & tricks

Forward a message: In a conversation, touch and hold a message for more options, such as forwarding it.

Save attachments: Touch and hold a picture to save it in your gallery.

Voice entry: Just tap a text box, then tap on the keyboard.

Text your best friend: Use a widget to text your favorite

contact quickly: Tap Apps , tap WIDGETS at the top, touch and hold Direct message to drag it to your home screen, then choose a contact.

Read, reply, forward & delete text messages

Find it: Tap Messaging

Open: Tap a conversation to open it.

Attachments: When you open a message with an attachment, tap the attachment to open it, or touch and hold it to save it.

Reply: Open a conversation, then enter your response in the text box at the bottom.

Forward: Open a conversation, touch and hold the message you want, then tap Forward.

Delete: Touch and hold a conversation, then tap at the bottom. Or, open the conversation, touch and hold one message, then tap Delete.

Settings: Tap Menu > Settings to change your notifications and other options.

Set your default messaging app

You can also use Google Hangouts™ to send and receive your text messages.

To set Hangouts or Messaging as your default messaging app:

Find it: Tap Apps > Settings > More > Default SMS app

For more about Google Hangouts, see “Chat using Google Hangouts™” on page 34.

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