Messaging Settings

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

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

To back up or restore messages, access the AT&T Messages Backup and Sync tutorial.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

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

Access messaging settings

1. From the home screen, select the

Messaging app.

2. Select the

Menu icon, then select Settings.

Messaging settings options

Select the desired option to access the desired settings:

• ACCESS/EDIT MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS: Select Notification.
• ACCESS SMS SETTINGS/VIEW MESSAGE CENTER NUMBER: Select Text messages. The Service center number will also be displayed in Text Messages.
• ACCESS MMS SETTINGS: Select Multimedia messages.

• TURN ON/OFF ADVANCED MESSAGING: Select Advanced Messaging > Advanced Messaging switch.
• TURN ON/OFF ADVANCED MESSAGING READ RECEIPTS: Select Advanced Messaging > Share read status switch.

Note: If Advanced Messaging is turned on and you are messaging another device using the most recent version of Advanced Messaging (2020) 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.