Using text messaging on the moto z4

When you receive a text message with the Messages app, you'll see   in the status bar.

1. Swipe the status bar down and touch  
2. Do any of the following:
   • To respond to the message, enter your response in the text box and touch  
   • If the message is from an unassigned number, create a contact to associate a name with that number.
   • To open an attached photo, slideshow, or any type of attachment, touch it.
   • To save an attachment, touch & hold it, then touch
   • To find a message, touch   at the top of your message list and enter search terms.

Tips:

• If you don't want multi-recipient SMS messages converted to MMS and want replies sent in separate conversations (threads) to you only, turn off group messaging.
• To protect your privacy, you can hide sensitive content for lock screen notifications.
• You can change your default messaging app.

Send text message

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Touch  
3. Enter recipients, then type the message.
4. Optionally:
    
   • To add an attachment, touch  or
   • To add a smiley or other icons, touch   on the onscreen keyboard.
5. Touch  

Tips for sending messages:

• To text your best friend with one touch from your home screen, add a task shortcut. Touch & hold   and drag  to your home screen.
• To change the text message reply to incoming calls, open the   Phone app and touch   > Settings > Quick responses.

Request text delivery reports

See whether recipients receive your messages by requesting delivery reports.

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Touch  > Settings > Advanced
3. Turn on Get SMS delivery reports

Manage draft texts

When you begin composing a text message reply or a new message with recipients, it is saved in your message list as a draft until you send or delete it.

1. Open the message list and touch the conversation marked Draft
2. Do one:
   • Finish composing the message and touch  .
   • Delete the characters in the text field to delete the draft.

Forward a text message

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Open the conversation.
3. Touch & hold the message.
4. Touch  > Forward

Copy text from a message

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Open the conversation.
3. Touch & hold the message.
4. Touch 

You can now paste it elsewhere, like in an email you're composing.

Delete or archive texts

When you delete a message, you also delete any attached photos or videos. If you want the attachments, be sure to save them before deleting the message.

• To delete a single message, open the conversation (thread) and touch & hold the message, then touch
• To delete or archive all messages in a conversation, touch & hold the conversation, then touch  to delete or  to archive.
• To delete or archive multiple conversations, touch & hold each conversation, then touch   or
• To see archived messages, touch  > Archived