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9  Exchanging Messages

Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ring tone, vibrate, 

or display the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or 

multimedia message. To change the notification for new text and multimedia 

messages, see “Setting text and multimedia message options” later in this chapter.

A new message icon ( 

 ) also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to 

notify you of a new text or multimedia message. The Messages application icon  

(if shown on the Home screen) also displays the number of new messages 

. 

To open the message, refer to the next section.

Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a 

number) are grouped into conversations or message threads in the All messages 

screen. Threaded text or multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages 

(similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen. Message threads are listed 

in order of when you received them, with the latest message on top of the thread.

Do one of the following:

Press HOME, then press and hold the status bar, and then slide it down to 

open the Notifications panel. Tap the new message to open and read it.
On the All messages screen, tap the text message or message thread to open 

and read it.