How To Forward Messages – HTC One M8

Learn how to Forward Messages on your HTC One M8. You can forward messages, Delete, Copy, Blocking unwanted messages and etc.

• On the Messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to view the exchange of messages with that contact.
• Tap a message, and then tap Forward.

Moving messages to the secure box

You can move private messages to the secure box. You will need to enter a password to read these messages.

Note

• The secure box does not encrypt messages.
• Messages stored on the nano SIM card cannot be moved to the secure box.

• On the Messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact.
• Tap Menu icon > Move to secure box.
• Select the messages, and then tap Move.

Note

To move all the messages from a contact, on the Messages screen, press and hold the contact and tap Move to secure box.

• To read messages in the secure box, on the Messages screen, tap View icon > Secure. If it is your first time to use the secure box, set a password.
• To remove messages or contacts from the secure box, press and hold the contact (or phone number) and tap Move to general box.

Blocking 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 text or picture messages will also be in the block box.

• On the Messages screen, press and hold a contact (or phone number) and tap Block contact.
• To block multiple contacts, tap Menu icon > Block contacts, select the contacts, and tap 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, tap View icon > Block.

Note

• To remove messages or contacts from the block box, press and hold the contact (or phone number) and tap Unblock.
• To completely discard future messages from blocked contacts, clear the Save block message option in the Messages settings.

Copying a text message to the nano SIM card

• On the Messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact.
• Tap the message, and then tap Copy to SIM. A nano SIM card icon is displayed.

Deleting messages and conversations

On the Messages screen, do any of the following:

• Delete a message: Open the conversation thread with a contact, tap the message, and then tap Delete message. To delete multiple messages within a conversation, tap Menu icon > Delete messages > Delete by selection, and then select the messages to delete.
• Delete a conversation: Press and hold a contact (or phone number), and then tap Delete. To delete multiple conversations, on the Messages screen, tap Menu icon> Delete threads, and then select the conversations to delete.

Note: In the Messages settings, tap General > Delete old messages to auto delete old messages.

Protecting a message from being deleted

You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you delete the other messages in the conversation.

• On the Messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the exchange of messages with that contact.
• Tap the message that you want to lock.
• Tap Lock message on the options menu. A lock icon is displayed.