Send & Receive Messages
Create and respond to text (SMS), Advanced Messaging, or picture (MMS) messages, add, save, and view received attachments and more.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
• Access messages
• Compose and send a message
• Read and respond to a new message
• Access and use Smart Reply
• Delete a message
• Pin a message thread
When a new message is received, the 
New Message icon will display in the Notification bar.
Access messages
From the home screen, select the 
Messages app.
Compose and send a message
1. Select the 
Start chat icon.
2. Select the 'To' field. Enter the desired contact, then select the desired contact.
Note: To create a Group Message, from the 'To' field, select the 
Create group icon. Add additional contacts as desired. When finished, select Next.
3. Compose and send a message using the following options as desired.
• ADD ATTACHMENT: Select the Attach icon, then follow the prompts to add an attachment or photo. Select the Attach photo icon to attach a photo from the gallery or to take a picture.
• SEND A MESSAGE: When finished composing a message, select the Send icon to send the message.
Read and respond to a new message
From the Messaging inbox, select the desired message thread.
VIEW/SAVE AN ATTACHMENT: To view an attachment, select the desired attachment. To save an attachment, select and hold the attachment then select the 
Menu icon. Select Save.
RESPOND TO A MESSAGE: Select the desired option:
• REPLY: Enter the desired message in the 'Text message' field, then select the Send icon.
• FORWARD: Select and hold the desired message, then select the Menu icon. Select Forward and follow the prompts to forward a message.
Access and use Smart Reply
Note: Alternately, you can access and respond to new messages by swiping down from the Notification bar. New messages will be displayed.
Select the desired suggested response, or enter the desired message in the 'Reply' field then select the Send icon when finished.
Delete a message
From the desired message thread, select and hold the desired message then select the Delete icon. Select Delete to confirm.
DELETE MESSAGE THREAD: From the Messaging screen, select and hold the desired message thread then select the 
Delete icon. Select Delete to confirm.
Pin a message thread
From the messages screen, select and hold the desired message thread then select the Pin icon.
Tips
By default, attachments will be saved to the Messaging folder in the Photos app. To view saved attachments, from the home screen, select the 
Photos app > Library tab > Messages folder.