Messaging Settings
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Messaging Settings

Manage messaging settings such as notification alerts, Advanced Messaging, message limits, restore default settings, and emergency/AMBER alert settings.


INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

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To back up or restore messages, access the Back up & Restore with Google tutorial.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
 

• Access messaging settings
• Access messaging settings options
• Enable/disable Emergency Alerts

 

Access messaging settings


1. From the home screen, select the messaging app Messages app.

2. Select the account icon Account icon, then select Message settings.

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Access messaging settings options

Select the desired option to access the desired settings.

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• TURN ON/OF ADVANCED RCS CHAT FEATURES: Select RCS chats > select the Turn on RCS chats switch.

• TURN ON/OFF CHAT READ RECEIPTS: Select RCS chats > select the Send read receipts switch.  

• TURN ON/OFF TYPING INDICATORS: Select RCS chats > select the Show typing indicators switch.

• AUTO-DOWNLOAD FILES: Select RCS chats > Auto-download files you receive over mobile data > select the desired file size. 

• SPAM PROTECTION: Select Spam protection > select the Enable spam protection switch.

• AUTO-DOWNLOAD MMS: Select Advanced > select the Auto-download MMS switch. 

• MMS GROUP MESSAGING: Select Advanced > Group messaging > select the desired Group messaging option.

• ACCESS/EDIT MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS: Select Notifications.

 

Note: If Advanced Messaging Chat Features is turned on and you are messaging another device using Advanced Messaging from AT&T you can share files up to 100MB, get read receipts, and see when someone is replying. To learn more, view Advanced Messaging or visit att.com/advancedmessaging.

 


Enable/disable Emergency Alerts

1. From the Advanced settings screen, select Wireless emergency alerts.

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2. From the Wireless emergency alerts screen, select the  menu icon Menu icon, then select Settings.
 
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3. Select the desired switches to enable or disable alerts as desired.

Note: Learn more about Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA).

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