Samsung Galaxy S6 active User Manual

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Messages
Applications
Messages
Learn how to send and receive
different messages using the
Samsung Messages app on your
device.
Types of Messages
The Samsung Messages app provides the following
message types:
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Text Messages (SMS)
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Multimedia Messages (MMS)
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Advanced Messages
The Short Message Service (SMS) lets you send
and receive text messages to and from other mobile
devices 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 devices or email addresses. To use
this feature, you may need to subscribe to your
service provider’s multimedia message service.
Advanced messaging allows you to send a
multimedia message with pictures, voice recordings,
audio or video files, contact cards (vCard),
appointments (vCalendar), as well as large files
(up to 1 GB) to other Galaxy S6 series devices.
Attachments will be sent separately from the text.
To activate Advanced messaging:
1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >
Messages.
2. Tap MORE > Settings > Advanced Messaging.
3. Tap an option to enable:
•
Use advanced messaging: Share larger files,
get read receipts and see when someone is
replying.
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Send read receipt: Senders will be notified
when you have read their messages.
Create and Send Messages
This section describes how to create a send a
message using the Messages app.
1. From a Home screen, tap Apps >
Messages > Compose.
2. Tap the Enter recipients field to manually enter
a recipient or tap Add Recipient to select a
recipient from your Contacts or Groups.
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If manually entering recipients, enter additional
recipients by separating each entry with a
semicolon (;). More recipients can be added at
any time before the message is sent.
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If adding a recipient from your Contacts, tap
the contact to place a checkmark then tap
DONE. The contact is placed in the recipients
field.
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For the Group option, if the number of
recipients is less than 10, all members in the
group can be added by placing a checkmark
by the contacts and then tap DONE.

Samsung Galaxy S6 active Specifications

General

Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels
Processor	Exynos 7420 Octa
RAM	3 GB
Internal Storage	32 GB
Rear Camera	16 MP
Front Camera	5 MP
Battery	3500 mAh
Operating System	Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Water Resistance	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Shock Resistance	MIL-STD-810G compliant
Dimensions	146.8 x 73.4 x 8.6 mm
Weight	150 g
SIM	Nano-SIM
Network Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Build	Plastic body
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Mali-T760MP8
Selfie Camera Video	1440p@30fps
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes
Infrared port	No
Radio	No
USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Models	SM-G890A
Display	5.1 inches
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate
Charging	Fast charging 15W
Talk time	Up to 21 h (3G)
Colors	Gray
SAR	1.20 W/kg (body)