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Section 6: Messaging
This section describes how to send and receive messages and
other features associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your device supports these types of messages:
Text Messages: Send and receive both SMS (text) and MMS
(multimedia) text messages
Gmail: Send and receive Gmail from your Google account.
Email: Send and receive email from your email accounts, including
Corporate Exchange mail.
Google Talk: Chat with other Google Talk users.
Note: Wi-Fi-only devices do NOT support voice calling services. Please
disregard any “dial” and “message” related menus as some Gmail
options are identically set within most Android devices.
Message Icons on the Status Bar
Icons are displayed on the Status Bar at the top of the display
when new messages are received. For more information, refer to
“Status Details” on page 24.
Note: Messages sent from your device to external email addresses are read
as [your number]@tmomail.net.
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Creating and Sending Messages
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send and receive text
messages to and from other mobile phones or email addresses.
To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service
provider’s message service.
The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) lets you send and
receive multimedia messages (such as picture, video, and audio
messages) to and from other mobile phones or email addresses.
To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service
provider’s multimedia message service.
Important!: When creating a message, adding an image, a sound file, or a
video clip to a text message changes the message from a text
message to a multimedia message.
Messaging icons are displayed at the top of the screen and
indicate when messages are received and their type. For more
information, refer to “Status Bar” on page 25.
1. From a Home screen, tap (Apps) ➔
(Messaging) ➔ (New message).