HTC One E8 - Manual (Page 115)

Accounts and Messaging 102
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To remove messages or contacts from the Secure box, touch and hold the contact (or phone
number) and touch Move to general box.
Protect a Message from Deletion
You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you delete the other messages in the
conversation.
1. Touch > .
2. On the Messages screen, touch a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of
messages with that contact.
3. Touch the message (not a link or a phone number) that you want to lock, and then touch Lock
message. A lock icon is displayed at the lower right of the message.
Block Unwanted Messages
Declutter your Messages screen by moving spam messages from contacts to the block box. If you
have blocked a contact, that contact’s messages will also be in the block box.
1. Touch > .
2. Do any of the following:
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On the Messages screen, touch and hold a contact (or phone number) and touch Block
contact.
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To block multiple contacts, touch > Block contacts, select the contacts, and touch Move.
When the contact sends you messages, you will not see them in the Messages screen or receive
notifications and calls.
To read messages in the block box, on the Messages screen, touch > Block.
Note: To remove messages or contacts from the block box, touch and hold the contact (or phone
number) and touch Unblock.
Note: To completely discard future messages from blocked contacts, clear the Save block
message option in the Messages settings.
Delete Messages and Conversations
Tidy up your messages list by deleting old messages and conversations.
1. Touch > .
2. On the Messages screen, do any of the following: