Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Adjust Font Size in Messages App in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

The Messages app lets you change the font size within this app so you can adjust it according to your need. If you have difficulty when reading messages with the current font size, you can make the font bigger for better reading. While, if you want to have more space to view messages, you can make the font smaller so the screen can display more messages for you.


How to adjust font size in the Messages app?
You can do so by using two different methods: using the Volume key and using the font size option.

Method #1: Using the Volume key
When you're in the Messages app to create a new message, viewing messages list, or opening a conversation, you can press the Volume up key to increase the font size or press the Volume down key to decrease the font size.

Method #2: Using the font size option

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Font size.
3. Select the required font size from the following options:
• Use device font sizes: select this option to change the font size in the Messages app based on the device font size.
• Tiny
• Extra small
• Small
• Medium
• Large
• Extra large
• Huge
4. The font size in the Messages app will be changed.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Display a New text Message as Pop Up in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When you're using your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge but not opening the Messages app, you can set your phone to display new text messages as pop-ups so you won't miss any important ones. The pop-up will stay on top for about 10 seconds to let you read the message as soon as it arrives and then take the required action for the message, e.g: reply the message, close the message, etc.

How to enable the pop-up display feature?
You can turn on this feature by using the following steps:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
3. Tap Notifications. If Notifications is off, slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to turn it on. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Pop-up display to the right to enable it. When the switch turns green , means the pop-up display feature is enabled and your phone will display new text messages as pop-ups on any screen outside the Messages app, except for the lock screen.

How to use the pop-up display feature?
When you're using your phone or opening any app outside the Messages app and a new text message arrives, it will be displayed as a pop-up.

When the preview message feature is also enabled, the pop-up will display the sender and the content of the message as well as provide you with the following options:

• Close: tap this option to close the pop-up.
• Reply: tap this option to easily reply the message in the pop-up without opening the message in the Messages app. You can write your message in the provided field and then tap Send button to send your message.
• View: tap this option to open the message in the Messages app. Alternatively, you can read the whole message by scrolling down or up the message in the pop up.

When the preview message feature is disabled, the pop-up will only inform you that you have a new message and provide you with the following options:

• Close: tap this option to close the pop-up.
• View: tap this option to open the message in the Messages app.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable and Use Preview Message Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you don't want to miss any important message even when your phone's screen is locked, you can enable the preview message feature to have your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge displays the sender and a short preview of the received message on the status bar and lock screen. It will be able to help you easily know if it's an important message without you have to open it first in the stock Messaging app so you can do the required action as soon as you read the preview.

How to enable the preview message feature?
You can turn on this feature by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Messaging app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
3. Tap Notifications. If Notifications is off, slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to turn it on. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Preview message to the right to enable it. When the switch turns green , means the preview message feature is enabled and your phone will show you the sender and a short preview of received messages on the status bar and lock screen.

How to use the preview message feature?
You can use the following steps as the example of using this feature:

1. When the screen is locked(it works when the display option for notifications on the lock screen is set to show content).
When a new text message arrives, your phone will display the sender and a short preview of the received message in your lock screen. If needed, tap the message preview and then perform your unlock method(e.g., fingerprints, PIN, password, etc) to open the message in the stock Messaging app.

2. When the screen is not locked.
When a new text message arrives, your phone will display the sender and a short preview of the received message will be displayed on the status bar. If needed, you can do some further actions, e.g., calling the sender of the message or reply the message by using these steps:

• Swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel.
• Tap Call in the message preview to call the sender of the message.
• Tap Reply in the message preview to open and reply the message in the stock Messaging app.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Create a New Text Message in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you have inserted a nano SIM card in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and are in an active text plan, you can use your phone to create a new text message and then send it to the required contacts.


How to create a new text message?
As the example, we'll do so by using three different methods: from the stock Messaging app, from a contact's log, and from the people edge.

Method #1: From the stock Messaging app
It's the basic method that you can use to send a text message to the required contact. You can use the following steps to send a text message from the stock Messaging app:

1. Open the stock Messaging app.
2. Tap at the bottom right corner of the screen to create a new text message.
   
   
3. Enter the recipient's phone number in the Enter recipients field or tap to pick up the required contact from your contacts list.
   
   
4. Write your message in the Enter message field.
5. Tap Send button to send your text message.
   
   
6. Your text message will be sent to the selected contact.

Method #2: From a contact's log
You can use the following steps if you want to easily send a text message to a contact who have called you:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap Log tab.
   
   
3. Tap a log of the required contact you want to send a text message.
4. Tap to create a new text message.
   
   
5. Write your message in the Enter message field.
6. Tap Send button to send your text message.
   
   
7. Your text message will be sent to the selected contact.

Method #3: From the people edge
You can use the following steps to easily send a text message to a contact that you have added to the my people list:

1. To open the edge screen, drag the edge screen handle towards the centre the screen. If the edge screen displays the apps edge at the first place, you have to swipe across the screen again to access the people edge.
2. Tap an icon of the required contact you want to send a text message.
   
   
3. Tap to create a new text message.
   
   
4. Write your message in the Enter message field.
5. Tap Send button to send your text message.
   
   
6. Your text message will be sent to the selected contact.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Fix Can't Forward a Text Message

Today, an insider asked me why he couldn't find the "forward" option when long pressing a text message in the stock Messaging app. He just had delete and copy text options. From what I know, the text messages forwarding feature is not available when we are in the easy mode. As we all know that the easy mode has simpler layout and disables some advanced features(including with the text messages forwarding feature) since it is designed for first smartphone users. Thus, if you want to be able to forward text messages, you have to use standard mode by disabling the easy mode.

How to disable the easy mode?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. While you're in the easy mode, swipe down the top of the screen using your finger to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the easy settings menu.
2. Tap Home screen mode .
3. Select Standard mode and then tap Apply button.
4. Tap OK button.
5. The easy mode will be disabled and your phone will use the standard mode as the home screen mode.
6. Now, you should find the forward option when long pressing a bubble message within a conversation in the stock Messaging app.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use Assistant Plus Feature in the Stock Messaging App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Assistant menu is a feature in Samsung Galaxy S5 designed to assist those with dexterity issues or those who want to easily navigate their phones using one hand. This feature also has an option that will let you display contextual menu options when you're using the stock Messaging app so that you can easily access to some frequently used options or features in this app, e.g: compose a new message, delete messages or conversations, add recipients from your contacts list, etc.

How to enable the assistant plus feature for the stock Messaging app?
Assuming that the assistant menu feature is enabled, you can enable the assistant plus feature for the stock Messaging app by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, tap the assistant menu icon and then select Settings to quickly go to the settings menu for the assistant menu feature.
2. Tap Assistant plus.
3. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable this option. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
4. Check the box next to Messages to enable this option.
5. The assistant plus feature for the stock Messaging app has been enabled.

How to use the assistant plus feature in the stock Messaging app?
You can use the following steps as the example of using the assistant plus feature in the stock Messaging app:

1. Open the stock Messaging app.
2. While you're viewing the conversation list, tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these additional contextual menu options:
• Search : tap this option to search a specific message.
• Compose : tap this option to create a new message, in other word, you can use this option to replace the compose button function.
• Delete : tap this option to delete some or all conversations.
3. While you're viewing messages within a conversation, tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these additional contextual menu options:
• Call : tap this option to call the contact of the selected conversation.
• Delete : tap this option to delete some or all messages within the selected conversation.
4. While you're composing a new message, tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with this additional contextual menu option:
• Add from contacts : tap this option to add contacts from your contact list as the recipient.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Fix Still Get Message Notifications when Do Not Disturb Mode is Enabled and Messages is not Set as Exceptions in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

A couple weeks back, an insider asked me through her comment about why her phone still played notifications when receiving messages whereas she had turned on the Do not disturb mode and didn't set messages as exceptions. After some further investigation, it turned out that the stock Messaging app notification in her phone has been accidentally set as priority. Thus, if you're also experience this problem, you have to turn off priority settings for the stock Messaging app notification in your Samsung Galaxy S5 so that your phone will mute notifications(sound and vibration) when you receive messages when the Do not disturb is enabled and messages is not set as exceptions.

How to turn off priority settings for the stock Messaging app notification?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Sounds and notifications .
3. Scroll the screen to the very bottom, and then tap App notifications.
4. Scroll down to find Messages, and then tap it.
5. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Priority to the left to turn this option off. The switch turns gray when it's disabled.
6. From now on, assuming that the Do not disturb mode is enabled and messages is not set as exceptions, your phone will mute notification(sound and vibration) when a new message arrives.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Fix No Notification Sound when New Messages Arrive in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Your phone plays a sound(message tone) when receiving a new message to help you easily know that you have a new one. Thus, it could be a big problem if you don't get the sound when receiving messages since you may miss important ones. However, if you're facing no notification sound issue, these are some actions that can be taken to fix this issue:

#1: Make sure to not set "silent" as message tone
You can assign the required sound as message tone by by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Messaging app.
2. Tap at the top right to open up the additional options.
3. Scroll down the options and then select Settings.
4. Scroll down the screen and then tap Notifications.
5. If Notifications is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
6. Tap Notification sound.
7. Select the required sound (make sure to not choose "silent").
8. Tap OK button.
9. The selected sound has been set as message tone.

#2: Make sure to not set "silent" as the general notification sound
If you assign "Default notification sound" as message tone in the stock Messaging app settings or for a specific contact, it means that the general notification sound will be used as message tone. Thus, you have to make sure that silent is not set as the general notification sound by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Sounds and notifications .
3. Scroll down to find Notification ringtone, and then tap it.
4. Select the required sound (make sure not to choose "silent").
5. Tap OK button.
6. The selected sound has been set as the general notification sound.

#3: Make sure your phone is not in vibration or silent mode
When your phone is in vibration or silent mode, the notification sound will be muted. Thus, you have to place your phone in sound mode to allow your phone plays a sound when receiving new messages by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Sounds and notifications .
3. Tap Sound mode and then select Sound.
4. Your phone has been placed in the Sound mode.

#4: Make sure the notifications volume is not muted
You can adjust the notifications volume by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Sounds and notifications .
3. If needed, you can drag the volume adjustment bar under Notifications to the right to increase the notifications sound volume.

#5: Make sure the notifications of the Messaging app is not disabled or blocked
You can enable notifications of the stock Messaging app to allow your phone plays a sound when receiving new messages by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Applications section and then tap Application manager .
3. Swipe the screen from the right to the left to view the ALL tab. All installed apps will be displayed here.
4. Scroll down the screen to find Messages, and then tap it.
5. Check the box in the left side of the Show notifications option to enable it.
6. The notifications of the stock Messaging app has been enabled.

#6: If Do not disturb mode is enabled, make sure to set messages as exceptions
When Do not disturb mode is enabled, you have to set messages as exceptions to allow your phone plays a sound when receiving message by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Sounds and notifications .
3. Scroll the screen to the very bottom.
4. Tap Do not disturb. 
5. Tap Allow exceptions.
6. If Allow exceptions is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
7. Check the box next to Messages to enable this option.
8. If needed, you can choose whose messages will make your phone plays a sound by tapping Calls and/or messages from and then select from the following options:
• All: select this option to allow notification sound for all incoming messages.
• Favourite contacts only: select this option to allow notification sound for incoming messages come from those who are listed in your favourite list.
• Contacts only: select this option to allow notification sound for incoming messages come from those who are listed in your contacts list.