How to set text message notification on samsung galaxy

When you get a message, you can choose to be notified with a:

• Sound
• Vibration
• Reminder

You can also choose how:

• Your device sends pictures and videos
• Messages handles advanced tasks

Change global settings

Change default notification settings

Change your default messaging app

Change font size

To make your font size smaller or larger:

1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Select Accessibility
   
   Text and display.
3. Select Font size.
4. Use the slider to choose your font size.

Change display size

To make items on your screen smaller or larger:

1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Select Accessibility
   
    Text and display 
   
    Display size.
3. Use the slider to choose your display size. 

Change advanced settings

Change how Messages sends pictures, videos & audio files

Use simple characters/Change number to send files

Change bubble notification settings

You can keep conversations accessible with bubble notifications. When you pin bubbles to your home screen, you can get messages from contacts in fewer steps.

1. Open the Messages app .
2. Tap More options
   
    
   
    Settings
   
    Bubbles.
3. Choose:
   • Get notifications for all conversations: Tap All conversations can bubble.
   • Get notifications for certain contacts: Tap Selected conversations can bubble.
   • Stop all notifications: Tap Nothing can bubble.

Tips: 

Additional controls for notifications, blocking & group messages

Turn off link previews for websites

Link previews from websites can be turned on or off:

1. Open the Messages app .
2. At the top right, tap More options  
   
   
   Settings
   
   Automatic previews.
3. Turn off Show all previews.

• Optional: To turn off previews when you send or get a link in a conversation, tap Show only web link previews.

Tip: Only share links you trust. URLs can include personal details, like your location or bank information.

Learn how the previews for links are created.

Turn off dark theme

Important: These steps only work on Android 10 and up.

1. Open your device's Settings app
   
   .
2. Tap Display. 
3. Turn Dark theme on or off.

Turn off Verified SMS

Important: Verified SMS isn't available in all countries or regions.

When Verified SMS is on, Google verifies messages from participating businesses. 

Turn off verified SMS:

1. Open the Messages app .
2. Tap More options
   
    
   
    Settings
   
    Verified SMS.
3. Turn off Verify business message sender.

Learn how Verified SMS works.

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