LG Optimus G - Manual (Page 93)

Accounts and Messaging 85
Managing Message Conversations
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.
To read a text message:
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Do one of the following:
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On the All messages screen, tap the text message or message thread to open and read it.
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If you have a new message notification, touch and slide the Status Bar down to open the
Notifications panel. Tap the new message to open and read it.
To view a multimedia message (MMS):
1. Tap > > Messaging.
2. On the All messages screen, tap a multimedia message or message thread to open it.
3. While viewing a message, tap the play icon (on the video or audio file) to playback the file or tap
the image to view the picture.
Tip: The file attachment on the MMS message can be saved to your phone's internal storage. To
save the attachment, touch and hold the file and tap Save to internal memory from the Message
options context menu.
Note: When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To
download the entire message, tap the Download button at the right side of the message. For
details, see
Text and Multimedia Message Options .
To reply to a text or multimedia message:
1. Tap > > Messaging.
2. On the All messages screen, tap a multimedia message or message thread to open it.
3. While viewing a message, tap the text field and type your reply message.
4. Once completed, tap Send or Send MMS.
To return to the All messages screen from a text message thread, tap .
Note: To view the details of a particular message, in the message thread, touch and hold the
message to open the options menu, and then tap View message details.
Note: If a message contains a link to a web page, tap the message and then tap the link to open it in
the web browser.