Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Use Priority Senders Feature in Messages App in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If you usually use your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge to communicate with a lot of people using messages, it may be time consuming for you to find a conversation from a specific contact in the Messages app. Fortunately, this app has a feature named priority senders that you can use to place your favourite or important contacts at the top of the conversation list so you can easily reach them whenever you need.


How to add contacts to the priority senders list in the Messages app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Add priority senders(this option will be available if you have not added any contact to the list yet).
   
   
3. Tap Enter number to enter the phone number manually, or tap Contacts to pick up the required contacts from your contacts list. As the example, we'll select Contacts.
   
   
4. Select the required contacts you want to add to the priority senders list and then tap Done button.
   
   
5. The selected contacts have been added to the priority senders list.
6. To add more contacts to the priority senders list, tap in the list and then follow the on-screen instructions.
   
   

How to edit the priority senders list in the Messages app?
If needed, you can remove and rearrange contacts in the priority senders list by using the following steps:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Edit priority senders.
   
   
3. To remove contacts from the priority senders list, tap the required contacts you want to remove from the list.
   
   
4. To change the order of the contacts in the list, drag and drop the required contact. 
5. Tap Done button to save the changes.
   
   

How to use the priority senders feature in the Messages app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap the required contact icon in the priority senders list to open your conversation with the selected contact and then do the required action, e.g., send a message, read a message, forward a message, etc.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Use Auto Delete Old Messages Feature in Messages App in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If you send or receive a lot of messages but have no time to manually delete old messages to clean up the Messages app or free up some space, you can enable the auto delete old messages feature in this app to have your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge automatically deletes old messages when the maximum number of text, multimedia, and chat and file sharing messages has been exceeded.


How to use the auto delete old messages in the Messages app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
   
   
3. Tap More settings.
   
   
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Delete old messages to the right to enable this option. When the switch turns , means the auto delete old messages feature is enabled and your phone will automatically delete the oldest messages when the text messages are over 1000 messages, multimedia messages are over 100 messages, and chat and file sharing messages are over 5000 messages.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable and Use Split View Feature in Messages App in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If needed, you can turn on the split view feature in the Messages app in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge to have your phone divides the screen in this app becomes two so you can view the conversation list and the messages within the selected conversation at the same time while holding your phone in landscape view. It comes handy if you often need to easily move from a conversation to another to read/reply/forward a message because you don't have to tap the Back key each time you do so.


How to enable or disable the split view feature in the Messages app?
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 More settings.
   
   
4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Split view to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns means the split view feature is enabled.
   
   

How to use the split view feature in the Messages app?
See the following steps as the example of using this feature:

1. Hold your phone in landscape view and then open the Messages app.
2. Your phone will display the conversation list at the left side and the messages within the selected conversation at the right side.
   
   
3. To open other conversation, tap the required conversation at the left side you want to open. The messages within the selected conversation will be displayed at the right side.