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Use Messaging in your Galaxy S4 to send text messages (SMS) or multimedia messages (MMS).
Tap Messaging on the Applications screen to start.
You may incur additional charges for sending or receiving messages while you are outside your home service area. For details, contact your service provider.
Sending messages on Galaxy S4
Tap , add recipients, enter a message, and then tap
. Use the following methods to add recipients:
- Enter a phone number.
- Tap
, select contacts, and then tap Done.
Use the following methods to make a multimedia message:
- Tap
and attach images, videos, contacts, memos, events, and others.
- Tap
→ Add subject to enter a subject.
Sending scheduled text messages on Galaxy S4
While composing a message, tap → Scheduled message. Set a time and date, and then tap OK. The device will send the message at the specified time and date.
- If the device is turned off at the scheduled time, is not connected to the network, or the network is unstable, the message will not be sent.
- This feature is based on the time and date set on the device. The time and date may be incorrect if you move across time zones and the network does not update the information.
Translating and sending text messages on Galaxy S4
To use the translating feature, while composing a message, tap → Translate, drag the Translate switch to the right, set a language pair, and then tap OK.
Tap to translate the message, and then tap Done. The translated message will replace the message of the source language.
Viewing incoming text messages on Galaxy S4
Incoming messages are grouped into message threads by contact. Select a contact to view the person’s message.
Listening to a voice message on Galaxy S4
Tap and hold 1 on the keypad, and then follow the instructions from your service provider.
Ronnie Landau says
A pretty basic question: how do I forward that I have received a message to someone else? I can’t see how to do it on the S4. Am I missing something obvious?
simon says
Long press the message body, the message options should pop out and you can forward messages then.
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ria says
Is it possible to have the contact image show up on main screen when ever receiving a call or msg from that person.
simon says
I don’t think S4 gives this option.
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mollydussart says
Question
Please explain in more detail how to forward text messages.
simon says
Open the message, tap and hold the message text until you get the pop out box, then tap forward in the pop out box to forward a text message.
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Anonymous says
How do i send thw video on text msg it keep telling me the size is too large and therefore no option to compress it
simon says
Videos will be sent through mms, for which your carrier may impose some limitations. For short videos, s4 will automatically resize it. If the video is long, you probably have no way to send it through mms.
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mollydussart says
I don’t understand what you mean by message body and when I should tap it. Really frustrating trying to do something as simple as forwarding a message.
Ronnie Landau says
Many thanks
Ronnie
Ronnie Landau says
Question: with other phones, I have grown used to seeing lists of messages received and messages sent. How can I organise my messages in this way on the S4? As it is, I cannot even differentiate them – they’re just in a long list with the contact’s name. Am I missing something obvious?
simon says
This is purposely designed (thread). You can change the bubbles to identify which is received, and which is sent.
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Linda says
How do you size photo attachments. My messages won’t send because the size is too large.
simon says
If you send photos through messaging (the native messaging app), they should be re-sized (compressed) automatically. Are you using some other messaging apps?
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ken tor says
my unit doesn’t have the LIFE COMPANION on the welcome screen. Is it fake? All other features are there anywhere.
simon says
it depends on the region. You can try to register the warranty to find out the phone is genuine or fake.
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Anonymous says
how do you access the word library where you can add or delete words? i hard pressed a word and it gave me the option to delete the word but then it stopped saving words i typed or swyped like it was doing before i deleted a few words.
simon says
in the keyboard setting, enable predictive text.
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jamie says
My text messages go to my email as well, how do I stop that
simon says
In the Email app, tap the menu key, select Settings, select the email account, scroll down to Server settings, un-check Sync SMS.
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jamie says
ThankYou! One more question, my email was working fine, now it keeps saying server password changed, I keep putting in my password but the same message keeps coming up, do you know why?
simon says
This usually is due to the email service provider. You may try their “official” app.
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Kevin Schaper says
in text message it shows messages as draft but nothing there how do i delete these? and how do get to use groups to send a message?
simon says
Long tapping the message until the menu pops out. You can then delete.
Tap the recipient icon, then you can select group, and select all, to send the message to the group. You manually select the recipients as well.
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Randy Farrell says
How can I change the limited 160 characters in a text message?
simon says
it will be sent as two or more messages. For most carriers, the multi-part message will be merged into single message. This is transparent to both sender and recipients.
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Randy Farrell says
Never mind
Malina says
The font on my messages is very big. How do i change that?
simon says
it uses system font size settings. You may change the settings at: Settings–My Device (or just Device)–Display–Font size
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Thora says
Hi
I have been sending an ordinary sms and then suddenly without me changing any settings nor adding photo or other attachment my Message was sent as a MMS. The receiver obviously was not capable of receiving MMS and did not get the Message. Where do I choose if I want to send a Message as sms or mms?
simon says
Open messaging, tap menu (left) button, select settings. Under mms settings, you can enable MMS alert. (You can also change creation mode to warning.)
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Jamie says
this is not really related byt i was not sure how to start ew post? does anyone know why i only get certain peoples pictures through text message? my sister is always sending me pics and i dont receive half of them
thanks
simon says
it is very likely due to the carrier, not the phone itself.
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Joji George says
i am facing a problem with my sa 19500. when i open the screen roles upward and downward and i can’t access to any option! is it a software problem or screen disply problem. what i i do?
Joji George
simon says
Try to reboot the phone. If the problem persists, you have to visit local Samsung service centre to check the phone
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Joji George says
Thanks mr. Simon. but I have no idea of how to reboot the phone. Do you mean switch of the phone? And the advice of some of my friends i reset to factory but now the Samsung S4 logo is not appearing while switched on and off. And while applying some application a messages comes” Unfortunately Samsung s4 not working”, that means some softwares has damages or lost?
simon says
it is probably a hardware issue if factory reset does not solve the issue. As your S4 should be still under warranty, you can ask the technician in local Samsung service centre to do some tests. They can act accordingly then.
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Joji George says
Thanks mr. Simon. very useful tips for s4. Well done for the solutions. all other applications are going on smoothly except the issue of rolling upward. not freequently, but unable to use the phone properly.
Joji George says
Thanks mr. simon. Of course as you said, if it the problem of the hardware, what i have to do? will the samsung technicians can solve it easily or i have to replace it? will they delete the present software and reinstall it? what is the process?
simon says
It depends. Samsung service centre in different locations may have different policy/procedure.
But because your phone should be under warranty, they should fix the problems or replace one, depending on the problems identified.
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Brittney says
Question. My boyfriend tried syncing my photos. Well now only my messaging is all messed up. They are different colors & its not the negative option already tried it. Please help
simon says
Restart (reboot) your S4.
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Brittney says
Will I lose any pictures ?
Brittney says
Thank you soo much. It worked 🙂 I was in panic mode !!!
Jo says
How do you stop text messages from displaying in the top bar?
simon says
Do you mean you want to disable the sms notification?
If yes, you can go to Application Manager–All–Messaging. Tap it, and un-check “Show notifications”.
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Aleksandra says
Hope you can help! I do not hear anything when I receive a text message – nor do I get any notifications. (Samsung galaxy s4) I have tried everything!!! I see and hear BBM, Viber and Whatsapp – but NOT my regular text – why??
Brenda says
I am habving the exact same probem. I have done everything in settings. Everything else sounds but text messages.
simon says
Did you try a different built-in sound?
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Anonymous says
i’m having problems receiving download picture can you help?
simon says
If you cannot receive it, it usually caused by the carrier.
Once you receive the mms, you can tap it until the phone pops a menu for you to save.
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Anonymous says
I have tried all of the sounds. Volume is at Max. Vibrate when ringing is oon. Screen lights up when a message is received but I am not always where I can see the light.
Sue says
Is there a quick way (other than scrolling) that I can get to the top of my text messaging thread (i.e. go to the oldest message)? Thanks!
simon says
probably not.
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wendy says
My other phone had text messages in order of sent and received by contact. Now it bundles mine in one thread and the other persons in one thread above all mine. This is horrible, always having to scroll up to see message. Is there any way to put them in time order of sent and received? Thank you
ronnie says
Can you get received notification if the person as read ur sms text if so how do u switch it on?
simon says
No, for privacy and cost reasons, almost all carriers block such activities.
You carrier can provide a delivery report.
Of course, some non-conventional sms services may provide such info (whether the info is read). Of course, the recipient must use the same service.
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Lance says
What is the file size limit for sending video through text messaging? I have set the resolution to the lowest setting and still the file size is too large (4.4 mb) for the 30 second video of the lowest quality.
simon says
This is usually limited by your carrier. (they are sent as MMS). You need check with your telephone company the limits and possible settings.
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jamie says
My setting for font say “large” and my emails are large but my messaging is “huge”. I cannot find a button for just text messaging font size.
simon says
Open messaging, tap menu key, go to Settings-display, check use the volume key.
Once the use the volume key is checked, you can use Volume up to make the text larger; volume down to make the text smaller.
Please note this works only when a message or a thread is open.
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Helen KYM says
Hi I just purchased a new Samsung Galaxy s4. I sent text messages to a group of friends but unfortunately the text turned into MMS. How to prevent this from happening?
simon says
in Messaging app settings, enable “MMS Alert”. Whenever the S4 tries to send as MMS, you can change it back to sms. Next time, it should be in sms mode.
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Helen KYM says
Why the Chinese character text sms is turned into MMS? How to prevent this?
meerkats says
Long tapping on a message cloud, one option is ‘lock ‘ what does this do?
I am wondering if this will block an accident message from being received.
simon says
Once the message is locked, it will not be deleted when you try to delete the thread. You need additional confirmation if you want to delete it.
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kath says
Hi
When i type a message in the ordinary message box…it sometimes goes to people via viber…then when they text me back ..it comes back via viber(PEOPLE ARE MISSING MY MESSAGES AND VICE VERSA).
I dont really use viber except I need it or keeping in touch with a couple of people . I also use whatsaap but dont seem to have a problem with that.
How can i get my phone to default to ordinary messages?
simon says
It is very likely caused by the recipient, not you. The recipient very likely set Vibre as the default SMS app. You probably cannot do much on this.
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leah says
How do you turn off the sound notification for text messages when youre on a phone call? This is very annoying.
simon says
You can turn off the sound notification for messages (settings–device–sound).
But you cannot just turn it off when there is a phone call. In other words, once the sound notification is disabled, it is always disabled.
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Kelly says
When I am composing a text I will get a small slash on my keyboard and then it will put spaces between my letters and make up different words. I primarily notice it when using letters on the right side of the keyboard. Any idea what is causing this or how to stop it?
simon says
Are you using the default keyboard? If yes, try to reboot your phone.
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Kelly says
Yes I am using the default keyboard. I shut my phone down for about a half hour and started it back up. Same problem.
simon says
You may try to reset the keyboard: settings–controls – – language and input. Tap the gear icon for Samsung keyboard, scroll down to the bottom, tap reset settings.
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Ankia says
How can I send a message to more than 10 people in my groups. It only allows sending a sms to 10 people at a time?
simon says
This is the hard-limit in Samsung’s messaging app. it does not allow you to have more than 10 recipients. Samsung also removed the group messaging option in S4.
You may use group messaging in Hangouts or WhatsApp.
Please note, some carriers may impose other limitations.
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Jessie says
My partner has the same phone. Galaxy s4 and he had the option of additional emoticons (not just standard) yet he hasn’t downloaded a separate app. How do I get these on my phone?
Jennifer says
Is there not a way to receive the group messaging in one thread? I don’t have that option on my s4 under settings like there is on the 3. Is there a secret way to thread these instead of them coming in individual texts? And for the recipients to receive mine in the group as well?
simon says
In your messaging app (not hangouts), you should have the option to check and uncheck group messaging. If you cannot find it, it means this feature is not available in your region.
Please note, the recipients who reply must enable group messaging as well. By default, group meaning is enabled on most phones.
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Emma Campos says
Everytime i send a long text message, the reciever gets it in chinese…why is that?
simon says
Did you turn on the S translator?
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Vivian Tran says
How to send videos text message on s4 ? And how to conpress the size ?
simon says
It can only be sent through mms. You need check with your telephone company on the size limitations.
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Sarah says
My phone, out of nowhere, stopped receiving SMS and only received MMS. I tried everything and eventually had to factory reset and it still only works when it wants to. Is it the update or a setting issue? It’s driving me nuts!
simon says
Did your check with your carrier on the message center settings?
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Dawn says
Can I remove the contact photo box inside the texting window?
simon says
A I know, no.
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Theresa says
is there a way to forward to my e-mail an entire conversation done on messaging? i can send one message at t time although when i do that it doesn’t include who sent the message or when it was sent. so that doesn’t help very much
simon says
Probably not.
In the old version of email app (in some regions), actually, you can sync sms to email app. But it seems it was removed.
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Anonymous says
How do I get the time a message was sent to me? Thanks Samsung galaxy s 4
simon says
The time is always displayed in the stock messaging app and hangouts. Are you using some other apps?
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Barry says
Question: I’m in an SMS messaging conversation. I hit the home key. A new message from a different contact completely unrelated is received. I go back to messaging and it takes me to my previous SMS conversation. This is default. There is no option that I can see in the app to change this behavior. Unless, I close the messaging app. But I don’t want to do this, it’s too time consuming. Any ideas?
simon says
As I understand, this is exactly the normal behavior.
When you press home button, the app actually is still running in background, and keeps the last state (before you press home button). Once you tap a new notification message, if it should use the messaging app, the messaging app will be simply move to foreground with the old state. I think both Samsung messaging app and Google Hangouts work in this way. There is no settings to change the app so that it will open the new message.
There is a valid reason for this. For example, if you are composing a message, you will appreciate this design.
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Barry says
Firstly, thank you so much for the reply. I understand why it would be useful. I’m just wondering why they don’t have an option to turn off this feature. It seems like an easy thing to add to the options list.
simon says
Thank you for sharing your thought.
Unfortunately, Samsung did not very actively update messaging app, as Google Hangouts will gradually take over messaging on Android.
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Roni Spatz Bruner says
On one of my group messaging threads I cannot scroll up to view from the beginning. What can I do?
simon says
Did you try it in Hangouts? (After updating to KitKat, you can switch between the stock messaging app and Hangouts easily.)
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JS says
Since the latest software update, when I send a text message, a picture shows up next to my texts. How can I change what image shows there for myself? It has somehow defaulted to my business logo and I really don’t want that on all my personal outgoing texts! Is there a way to change that for myself (not for my contacts)?
simon says
First, the picture will not be sent out. The recipients can assign any images for you in their phones.
You can try to update your Google+ profile photo.
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Khalid says
I used the Samsung migration tool to transfer my old SMS from Nokia E71 to Samsung S4, Everything was transferred correctly except the SMS received date, all of them were transferred with receive date 30 Oct 2020, now they are sorted on the top, while my newly received messages appear at the bottom, how could i change the sorting or how could i change the receiving date of the old SMS?
simon says
Not sure about this.
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Anonymous says
Every time i send a text my friend is getting texts from me that i sent weeks ago?
simon says
very likely, it is due to some settings in your friend’s phone.
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Anonymous says
I have S4 I want to schedule messages. But when I press menu while composing text I do not get that option like I am supposed to. Have I turned something off?
simon says
The scheduled messaging may be not available in your region/carrier.
Please make sure, this only works for the stock Message app, not hangouts or any other SMS apps.
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Manilia says
Having trouble receiving group MMS on Galaxy 4s !! It works randomly… Message notification shows I have a message but it failes to download it… Any solutions for that problem? Also, why there is the limit to 10 recipients for my group MMS? Sometimes I receive MMS from people, who sent it to 20 friends and I cannot reply to all 🙁
Many of my friends have IPhones…is it the issue here?
simon says
Group messaging works best if all members are using the same app.
The limit of 10 actually is requested by the carrier, as I know.
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Lisa says
click the volume button on your phone…you should see a settings wheel beside it, if you select it, you can adjust several volumes independently. Your notification volume was probably turned off.
Miss Techless says
A friend sent a group message and I can see all the recipients in the contacts area. When I reply to the message, EVERYONE on that list is getting my message. How can I stop everyone from seeing the message that I only wanted to reply to the person that sent the message? ALSO, how can I change the option to not see all the recipients in the contacts area that the originator sent the message to. I know I can hold press down on the message and view the message details if I wanted to know that information. I have the 4.4.2 Samsung
Shan says
Did you find out how to only reply to the sender? This is a question I have been asking and can’t find an answer.
simon says
Did you try to forward?
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Steve says
I have saved my texts/sms on my G4. I now want to read and print them, but can’t
Find a way to retrieve, read, print. Can you tell me how?
simon says
How did you save it? You can always open it in messaging app or Hangouts.
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Anonymous says
Why can’t I send more then 2 pics at a time via txt on my s4
simon says
You can attach more than one pics. Just tap the attache icon, then use Gallery to select multiple images.
Please note, all pics are sent through MMS, not SMS. So, some size limitations may be imposed by your carrier.
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Anonymous says
I guess it my carrier then cause I’ve tried it tht way too n it ddnt wrk
Anonymous says
on samsung s4 when you receive a text how can it be so only the name of the person is shown
simon says
You can turn on / off message preview in the messages app under settings.
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Anonymous says
On the txt message setting it say group messaging. . If it’s checked un check it and it should work..
Anonymous says
Question ::: how do I change my text messages to show who’s texting me without showing the message ??
simon says
Probably no way for the stock messaging app.
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Melissa says
My phone says messages stopped i have to exit messages then reset before I can do anything why and what should i do
simon says
it is probably due to other processes. You may just reboot the phone to see whether it happens again.
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Anonymous says
In messaging, the volume key no longer increases/decreases the size of the text. I have checked in the messaging settings and there is a check mark allowing it to do this. It worked yesterday, but suddenly the volume key only controls the volume even when I am in an individual text message.
simon says
You can try to uncheck it, then check it again. If problem persists, reboot the phone.
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freecuziwant2b says
How do I move/save a draft text message to a different location until I’m ready to send it? If I leave it as a draft, I can’t see that persons text message, that I’m replying to!
simon says
You can still view the message thread even you have a draft. You may explain your problem in detail.
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Anonymous says
When texting the reply text appears above the one I sent this causes me to have to scroll down to read reply
Daya says
I have switched carrier from Verizon to T-Mobile on S4. Now the outgoing messaging does not work! Can some one help please?
simon says
Very likely, it’s due to the settings of the message center. You should contact the new carrier (T Mobile) for the correct settings. Normally, they will send you a message, then you apply the settings included in the message.
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