Messaging Settings
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Messaging Settings

Change text (SMS), picture (MMS), emergency, and AMBER alert settings.

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO
  1. To access the text & picture message settings screen, from the home screen, select the Messaging icon.
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  2. Select the Menu icon, then select Settings.
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  3. To turn notifications on or off, swipe down from the top of the screen and select the Settings icon from the Shortcuts tab.


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  4. Scroll down then select the Notification panel & status bar.
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  5. Select Notification center.
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  6. Select Messaging.
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  7. To turn notifications on or off, select the toggle next to Allow notifications.
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  8. To change the notification alert, in the messaging app, select the Menu icon.


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  9. Select Settings then Choose ringtone.
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  10. Allow Themes to access the device's SD card, select Recieve message tone, then select desired ringtone.
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  11. To adjust text/picture mesage limit, select settings then advanced, select toggle next to Delete old messages to turn feature on or off. Then set desired text or multimedia message limit.
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  12. To review the message center number, in advanced, select SMS center number.
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  13. To restore default settings, from the Messaging settings menu, select the Restore default settings icon at the bottom of the screen. 
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  14. To set emergency alerts, from your phone settings, select More.
    Note: Learn more about Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA).
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  15. Select Emergency Alerts then select the Menu icon.
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  16. Select Settings then adjust the Emergency Alert features to your preference. 
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