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View New Messages
Messages Settings
When you receive a new message, a new message
appears on the Status bar.
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Configure the settings for text messages, multimedia
messages, push messages, and so on.
To view the message:
►► From a Home screen, tap
Apps >
Messages > MORE > Settings.
►► Open the Notification panel and select
the message. For more information, see
Notification Panel.
Emergency Alerts
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This device is designed to receive wireless
emergency alerts from the Commercial Mobile
Alerting System (CMAS) which may also be known
as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN).
For more information, please contact your wireless
provider.
From a Home screen, tap
Apps >
Messages, and then tap the new message to
view it.
• To play a multimedia message (audio or
video), tap
Play.
Emergency alerts allows customers to receive
geographically-targeted messages. Alert messages
are provided by the US Department of Homeland
Security and will alert customers of imminent threats
to their safety within their area. There is no charge
for receiving an Emergency alert message.
• To scroll through the list of messages, swipe
up or down the page.
Delete Messages
To delete messages, follow these steps.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Messages.
There are three types of Emergency alerts:
Apps >
•Alerts issued by the President
•Alerts involving imminent threats to safety of life
2. Tap MORE > Delete.
(Extreme and Severe)
3. Tap each message you want to delete or tap the
check box at the top to select all.
•AMBER alerts (missing child alert)
4. Tap DELETE.
Users may choose not to receive Imminent threats
(Extreme and Severe) and AMBER alerts. Alerts
issued by the President cannot be disabled.
Message Search
To disable Imminent threats and AMBER alerts,
follow the instructions below:
You can search through your messages by using the
Message Search feature.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Messages.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Messages.
Apps >
Apps >
2. Tap MORE > Settings > Emergency alert
settings.
2. Tap SEARCH.
3. Enter a word or phrase to search for, and then
tap
Search on the keyboard.
3. Tap Emergency alerts.
4. All alerts are enabled by default. Tap an alert
option to disable it.
• You cannot disable Presidential alerts.
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