| Use Chat Messages |
Chat Messages is a mobile data-based instant messaging service. Integrating the functions of both SMS and MMS messages, it provides you with a new and convenient way of communicating.
Chat Messages supports sending a variety of content, such as text, pictures, voice and video clips, and location information.
This feature may vary depending on your carrier.
This feature is only available in some countries and regions.
Enable Chat Messages
To use Chat messages, enable the VoLTE service first. For details, contact your carrier.
Switch to mobile data on your phone, then go to Messaging >
> Settings > Chat, and enable Chat.
Enabling Chat messages requires mobile data. You can then chat either over mobile data or Wi-Fi after the feature is enabled.
Send Various Types of Content via Chat Messages
After you have enabled the Chat message service, access Messaging again.
-
Touch
, then touch 
to select one or more contacts. You can then use Chat messages to perform the following:
- Send a voice message: Go to
> Touch and hold to record and start recording a voice message. Release the button to send the message or swipe up to cancel. - Send an emoji: Touch
, select an emoji, then touch 
. - Send a photo: Go to
> 
to take a photo, or go to > 
to select an existing photo. - Send a video: Go to > >
to record a video, or go to > to select an existing video. - Send a location: Go to >
, follow the onscreen instructions to select a location, then touch . - Send a business card: Go to > , touch
, select the contact whose business card you want to send, then touch 
. Send an event: Go to
> > 
and select an event.Send music: Go to
> > 
and select the music you want to send.- Send a file: Go to > , touch
, select the file you want to send, then touch .
- Send a voice message: Go to
To switch from Chat messages back to normal messages, go to > Switch to SMS/MMS on the chat thread screen.
Create a Group Chat
On the Messaging screen, touch
, select the contacts you want to add to the group chat, touch , then enter a group name. You can then begin chatting in the group.On a chat screen with a contact, go to
> New group chat , then follow the onscreen instructions to create a group chat.
In addition to sending instant voice messages, pictures, videos, emojis, locations, business cards, and files, you can also forward and share content from chat logs. Voice messages can be shared, but cannot be forwarded.
Manage a Chat Group
You can view and manage chat groups according to your preferences.
On the Messaging screen, go to
> Chat groups.-
Select a chat group and go to > Group details. On the Group details screen, you can:
Manage contacts in the group.
Set your nickname in the group.
Turn message notifications off for the group.
Exit the group.