HTC One E8 - Manual (Page 116)

Accounts and Messaging 103
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Delete a message. Open the conversation thread with a contact, touch the message, and
then touch Delete message. To delete multiple messages within a conversation, touch >
Delete messages > Delete by selection, and then select the messages to delete.
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Delete a conversation. Touch and hold a contact (or phone number), and then touch
Delete. To delete multiple conversations, on the Messages screen, touch > Delete
threads, and then select the conversations to delete.
Tip: In the Messages settings, touch General > Delete old messages to auto delete old
messages.
Back Up and Restore Your Text Messages
Back up important text messages to your phone’s storage or to your email account.
Back Up Text Messages
1. Touch > .
2. On the Messages screen, touch > Back up/Restore SMS > Back up.
3. Touch OK > Back up SMS.
4. Choose whether you want to protect the backup file with a password.
5. Enter a name for your backup file, and then touch OK.
Back Up Text Messages Using Mail
Important: You need to set up your email account in Mail.
1. Touch > .
2. On the Messages screen, touch > Back up/Restore SMS > Back up.
3. Touch OK > Back up SMS via mail.
4. Choose whether you want to protect the backup file with a password.
5. Select the email app to use. The email app compose screen opens with the backup file attached.
6. Enter your email address.
7. Compose your email message, and touch .
Note: To restore your text messages on your phone, open the email message with the backup file
attachment from the Mail application. Touch the attachment to open the Restore SMS screen and
then touch the backup file to restore your text messages.