Message Search, Emergency Alerts

Message Search

You can search through your messages by using the Message Search feature.

1.From a Home screen, tap Apps > Messages.

3.Enter a word or phrase to search for, and then tap Search on the keyboard.

Emergency Alerts

This device is designed to receive wireless emergency alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alerting System (CMAS), which may also be known as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN). For more information, contact your wireless provider.

Emergency alerts allows customers to receive geographically-targeted messages. Alert messages notify customers of imminent threats to their safety within their area. There is no charge for receiving an Emergency alert message.

Applications

There are three types of Emergency alerts:

•Alerts issued by the President

•Alerts involving imminent threats to safety of life

(extreme and severe)

•AMBER alerts (missing child alert)

Users may choose not to receive Imminent alerts (extreme and severe) and AMBER alerts.

Note: Alerts issued by the President cannot be disabled.

To disable Imminent and AMBER alerts:

1.From a Home screen, tap Apps > Messages.

2.Tap More options > Settings > Emergency alert settings.

•All alerts are enabled (on) by default.

4.Tap an alert option to disable it.