Send & Receive Messages
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Send & Receive Messages
Create and respond to text (SMS) or picture (MMS) messages, add, save, and view received attachments, respond to messages, and delete a message.
INSTRUCTIONS & INFO
- ACCESS MESSAGING: From the home screen, select the Messages app.
Note: In order to send and receive messages, you must have already set up AT&T Messages.
- COMPOSE A MESSAGE: From the Messages inbox, select the Add icon.
- Enter the desired contact, then enter the desired message.
Note: To add additional recipients and create a Group Message, select the Contacts icon, select the desired contacts, then select DONE. To remove recipients, select the backspace icon to delete desired contacts.
- READ A NEW MESSAGE: When a new message is received, the New message icon will appear in the Notification bar.
Note: To read the message, swipe down from the Notification bar then select the Messaging notification or alternately, select the Messaging app then select the desired thread.
- VIEW & REPLY TO A MESSAGE: Select the desired message thread. Enter the desired response, then select the Send icon.
- VIEW/SAVE AN ATTACHMENT: From the desired message thread, select and hold the desired attachment then select View or Download.
Note: To view saved attachments, from the home screen select the Apps tray > Gallery app > navigate to and select the desired saved attachment.
- FORWARD A MESSAGE: From the desired message thread, select and hold the desired message, then select Forward.
- ADD AN ATTACHMENT: From the desired message thread, select the Add icon > desired attachment type > navigate to and select the desired attachment.
- When finished, select the Send icon.
- DELETE A MESSAGE: From the desired message thread, select and hold the desired message then select Delete.
- DELETE A MESSAGE THREAD: From the Messaging inbox, select and hold the desired message thread then select Delete.
