BQ Aquaris XPro - Manual (Page 36)

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// Aquaris X / X Pro
Complete User Manual - English
Telephone
SMS and MMS
Google’s new texting app is called Android Messages. This app enhances the messaging
experience given that it is compatible with the new RCS standard (Rich Communication
Services). This standard lets you send rich messages (for example, group text-messages
or messages with emojis, images, videos, locations or audio notes) through data or Wi-Fi
networks. The app can be opened via the apps drawer or its shortcut on the Home screen.
Create a new message by tapping the icon in the bottom right corner. Select the
recipient(s) by entering their name, telephone number or email address in the text-entry
box near the top of the screen, or select them directly from your contacts list.
This application also allows the sending of MMS (multimedia messages). Tapping the icon
(to the left of the text entry field) will display the types of multimedia files that can be attached:
· Emoticons.
· Capture image or video.
· Image or video from the gallery.
· Record audio.
· Share location.
SMS messages are limited to 160 characters. Longer messages can be written and they will
be sent as a single message, however, for billing purposes your network operator will treat
them as several messages (one message per 160 characters). In contrast, there is no limit
to the amount of text you can send with an MMS message. Note that if both devices (the
sender and receiver) support the RCS standard, the communication turns into an instant
messaging service where character limits do not apply.
Once the recipient and the text have been entered and any multimedia files have been
attached (if sending an MMS), press the send icon.