Changing Messaging Settings
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Messaging.
2. Tap Option >Settings.
1. Storage settings
Check to delete older messages in a
thread when messaging memory or
thread limits are reached. Uncheck to
keep all messages. You may need to
manually delete messages if the
messaging memory limit is reached.
Tap to set the number of messages to
save per message thread. When the limit
is reached, older text messages are
deleted if ‘Delete old messages’ is
checked.
Tap to set the number of multimedia
messages to save per message thread.
When the limit is reached, older
multimedia messages are deleted if
‘Delete old messages’ is checked.
2. Multimedia message (MMS) settings
Uncheck to download only the heading
of multimedia messages. You will need
to tap the MMS message heading and
manually download each MMS
message. You may want to use this
feature when roaming or when
connected to a slow data network.
Set number of retry attempts of
download if multimedia message
download fails.
3. Notification settings
Check to be notified in Status bar
whenever you receive a new message.
Select a ringtone to sound when you
receive new message notifications.
Set the phone to vibrate every time you
receive a new message notification,
only when silent mode, or never.
4. Receive Emergency Alerts
This setting cannot be changed.
Presidential Emergency Alerts are always
displayed and this setting cannot be
changed.
Set to receive Amber Emergency Alerts.
Set to receive Extreme Emergency Alerts.
Set to receive Severe Emergency Alerts.
Set to receive Emergency Alert Test
message.