Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable New Text Messages Vibration Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you need an extra notification so you can easily know when you have new text messages in certain condition, e.g., when you're carrying your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge in your pocket or handbag, when you're in a noisy environment, etc., you can enable the text message vibration feature so your phone will give you a vibration feedback when receiving new messages.

How to turn on or off the new text message vibration feature?
Assuming that the sound profile in your phone is set to Sound or Vibrate, you can turn on or off 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, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Vibrations to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green , means the vibration notification for new text messages is enabled and your phone will vibrate when receiving new messages.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Change Message Tone in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

By default, your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge will play a sound when receiving messages to let you easily know that you have new ones. When needed, you can change the notification sound for incoming messages to the desired one, e.g., when you're bored with the current message tone, when you want to assign a different tone for a specific contact, etc.


How to change the message tone?
You can do so by using some methods. As the example, we'll change the message tone by using two different methods: from the Messages app and from the Contacts app.

Method #1: From the Messages app
You can use this method to change the message tone for incoming messages from all contacts except those you have assigned to the different message tone. Use the following steps to change the message tone from the Messages app:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
   
   
3. Tap Notifications. If Notifications is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
   
   
4. Tap Notification sound.
   
   
5. Select the required message tone you want to use. Your phone will play the selected tone to give you a preview how it might sound when selected. FYI, if you select Default notification sound, your phone will use the default notification sound as the message tone.
   
   
6. The message tone has been changed.

Method #2: From the Contacts app
You can use this method to assign different message tone for a specific contact. Use the following steps to change message tone from the Contacts app:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Tap the required contact you want to change its message tone.
3. Tap Edit to edit the selected contact.
   
   
4. Tap Add another field.
   
   
5. Tap Message tone to add this field to the selected contact.
   
   
6. Tap Message tone to assign a different message tone for the selected contact.
   
   
7. Select the required message tone you want to use. Your phone will play the selected tone to give you a preview how it might sound when selected.
   
   
8. Tap the Back key to return to the previous screen.
9. Tap Save button to save the changes.
   
   
10. The selected tone has been set as message tone for the selected contact.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Manage and Use Quick Responses Feature in Messages App in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

The Messages app in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a feature named quick responses that you can use when you want to be able to quickly respond to unanswered calls or incoming messages with preset messages.


How to manage quick responses the in Messages app?
You can add or delete quick responses in the Messages app by using the following steps:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
   
   
3. Tap Quick responses to see the list of quick responses.
   
   
4. To add a new quick response, enter your own quick response in the Enter message field and then tap to add it to the list.
   
   
5. To delete an existing quick response, tap next to the one you want to remove.
   
   

How to use quick responses feature in Messages app?
As the example, we'll using this feature to quickly respond an unanswered call with a preset message by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap Message on the missed call notification to reply the call with preset text message in the Messages app.
   
   
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Quick responses.
   
   
3. Select the required quick response you want to use.
   
   
4. Tap Send to send the message as a response.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Change Bubble and Background Style within Conversations in Messages App in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you're bored with the default bubble shape and background image when viewing a conversation in the Messages app in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, you can easily change it to the other one. You can even set your own image as the background image if you want to have more personal touch.


How to change bubble and background style within conversations in Messages app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
   
   
3. Tap Backgrounds and bubbles.
   
   
4. To change the bubble style, select one of the bubble styles listed at the bottom of the screen you want to use. You'll get the preview when you tap each of them so you'll get an idea how it might look like when a bubble is selected.
   
   
5. To change the background style to the other preloaded one, select one of the background styles listed at the bottom of the screen you want to use. You'll get the preview when you tap each of them so you'll get an idea how it might look like when a background image is selected.
   
   
6. To set your own image as the background style, do as follows:
• Tap at the bottom left corner of the screen.
• Select the required image you want to use. 
• If needed, you can adjust the size of the picture you want to use as the background style by dragging the edge of the white frame. 
• If needed, you can also use another part of the picture as the background style by dragging the white frame to the desired part.
• Tap Done button.

7. The selected bubble and background style will be applied to all conversations in Messages app.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Send Scheduled Text Messages in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Schedule message is a feature in the Messages app in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge that can be used to automatically send a message to the required contact at a specific time. You can use this feature when you need to send a text message to a contact in the future without you have to worry that you'll forget to send it at the right time. But, you have to remember that when your phone is off or the network is unstable, the scheduled message won't be sent.


How to send a scheduled text message?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap at the bottom right corner of the screen to compose a new text message.
   
   
3. Enter the recipient's phone number in the Enter recipients field or tap to pick up a contact from your contacts list.
   
   
4. Write your message in the Enter message field.
5. Tap More at the top right and then select Schedule message.
   
   
6. Set the date and time for the message to send, and then tap Done button.
   
   
7. Tap Send button to set the message to be sent at the specified time. When you see the message in the conversation, it will be labelled with as a sign that it's a scheduled message.
   
   
8. Before the scheduled message is sent, you can do some customisations:
• Cancel the message: you can cancel the sending of the scheduled message by long tapping the scheduled message bubble and then select Cancel message followed by tapping OK button.
• Send the message: you can send the scheduled message right now by long tapping the scheduled message bubble and then select Send now.
• Edit the message: when there's something wrong in your scheduled message, you can edit it by long tapping the scheduled message bubble and then select Edit message. If you have finished editing the message, tap Send button to set the message to be sent at the specified time.

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.