Messaging The apps
gist of what they are about. You can also block senders and register
particular phrases that block messages – this is handy if you get
a lot of SMS spam on a particular topic. You can even add a short
signature to your SMS messages.
Add emoji
We often use shorthand when writing SMS messages to save on
characters, since we’re only allowed 160, as well as to make typing
faster. We’ve also become addicted to emoji, the little characters
that express how we’re feeling. Happy and sad faces are the most
frequently used, but there are lots more. Your Galaxy has a host
of them built in, covering a wide range of different sentiments:
laughter, confusion, indecision, foot-in-mouth, surprise and more.
You can enter these into a text message using the characters that
combine to make them. For example, :-) makes up a happy face
and :-[ is the combination for the embarrassed emoji. If you type
these into a message then its Android symbol is sent instead of
the constituent characters. However, it’s more fun and often faster
to use the menu to send emoji instead. Plus, you won’t have to
remember lots of different combinations of keys.
1 Emoji menu When writing a
message tap the emoji face icon to
the left of the text field.
2 Insert emoji Pick an emoji to insert
by tapping on it and it will instantly
appear in your message.Find the emoji
Selecting a ringtone for
your incoming messages
can help you distinguish
your phone from others1 Handwrite a message Tap to
open Messaging and then opt
to start a new message.Handwrite a message
2 Select handwriting Long-press
the button to the left of the
space bar and choose the ‘T’.3 Start to write Write your
message in the text area that
appears using your fingertip.4 Symbols Use the symbol key to
place additional symbols inside
your message text.