Nokia Lumia 920 User Guide

Messages

Stay in touch with your friends, and send them text or multimedia messages, or start chatting.

You can open messages directly from the start screen. Tap Messaging .

You can send and receive different kinds of messages:

Messages and chats between you and a particular contact are arranged into conversations.

When you want to get in touch with a contact, your phone can help you pick the best method. If your contact is signed in to a chat service, you can start chatting. Otherwise, you can send a text message instead.

If you make contact groups containing, for example, family or colleagues, you can send a message to a group.

In the messaging settings, you can set your phone to back up your messages to SkyDrive. If you change to a new Windows Phone device, you can get your messages to your new phone during the setup.

You can send text messages that are longer than the character limit for a single message. Longer messages are sent as two or more messages. Your service provider may charge accordingly. Characters with accents, other marks, or some language options, take more space, and limit the number of characters that can be sent in a single message.

Using services or downloading content may cause transfer of large amounts of data, which may result in data traffic costs.

Related information

Send a message

With text and multimedia messages, you can quickly contact your friends and family.

1. On the start screen, tap Messaging .

2. Tap .

3. To add a recipient from your contacts list, tap , or start writing a name. You can also type in a phone number. You can add more than one recipient.

4. Tap the message box, and write your message.

   Tip:

   To add a smiley, tap .

5. To add an attachment, tap and the file.

   Tip:

   You can also take a new photo while writing your message. Tap picture or video and , take a photo, and tap accept .

   If the item you insert in a multimedia message is too large for the network, the device may automatically reduce the size.

6. To send the message, tap .

   Only compatible devices can receive and show multimedia messages. Messages may look different in different devices.

Read a message

You can see on the start screen when you've received a message.

You can view the messages between you and a contact in one conversation thread. The thread can contain text messages, multimedia messages, and chats.

1. Tap Messaging .

2. To read a message, tap a conversation.

Reply to a message

Don't keep your friend waiting – reply to the message straight away.

1. Tap Messaging .

2. In threads, tap the conversation containing the message.

3. Tap the message box, and write your message.

   Tip:

   If you have more than one phone number for the contact stored in your phone, you can also send your reply to a different number. Tap to pick another phone number.

4. Tap .

Send a message to a group

Need to send a message to a group of people? Create a group in the People hub, and you can reach them all with a single message or mail.

1. On the start screen, tap People .

2. Tap the group, and text or send email , and write and send your message.

Send location in a message

Asked your friends to come and meet you, but they don't know the place? Send them your location on a map.

This feature may not be available for all regions.

Your phone may ask you about using your location. You need to allow it to use this feature.

1. When writing a text message, tap > my location .

   Sending a message with an attachment may be more expensive than sending a normal text message. For more info, contact your service provider.

2. Tap .

Your friends receive a message with a picture of where you are on the map.

Send an audio message

Want to remember your friend with a birthday song? Send your song as an audio message.

1. When writing a message, tap > voice note .

2. Record your message, and tap done .

3. Tap .

Use your voice to write a message

Too busy to write a message? Write and send a text message with your voice.

This feature is not available in all languages. For info on the supported languages, go to support.microsoft.com/ .

To use this feature, you must be connected to the internet.

1. Press and hold .

2. Say Text and the contact's name.

3. Say your message, and follow the instructions you hear.

Chat with your friends

Do you like chatting online with your friends? If you are out and about, you can send instant messages from your phone, no matter where you are.

You need a Microsoft account to chat. When you connect your Facebook account to your Microsoft account, you can use Facebook chat in Messaging. For more info, see the How-to section at www.windowsphone.com/ .

Before starting to chat, set up a chat service. Tap Messaging , swipe to online , and follow the instructions shown on the phone.

Sign in to a chat service, if not signed in already.

1. Tap Messaging .

2. Tap .

3. To add a recipient from your contacts list, tap . Tap your friend's chat account to start chatting.

4. Tap the message box, write your message, and tap .