Send messages and more
Messaging (on selected models)
Messaging lets you send, promptly reply, or reply at a later time to important messages from your contacts in any of your SIM cards installed on your ASUS Tablet. You can also email your message threads or conversations to others to keep them in the loop.
Launching the Messaging app
From your Home screen, do any of the following to launch the Messaging app:
• Tap .
• Tap > Messaging.
Sending messages
1. Launch the Messaging app then tap .
2. In the To field, enter the number or tap to select a contact from your list.
3. Start composing your message in the Type message field.
4. When you’re done, tap .
Replying messages
1. Tap your message alert from your Home screen or Lock screen.
2. Start composing your reply in the Type message field.
3. When you’re done, tap .
Blocking messages
Block spam messages such as sales ad messages, or messages from unwanted senders.
1. From the Home screen, tap , then tap thread of the sender that you don’t want to receive any message from.
2. Tap > Blocked messages then tap Add to block list.
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Forwarding a message thread (on selected models)
You can forward a message thread or conversation to others, and set an alert so you can reply to an important message at a convenient time.
1. From the Home screen, tap .
2. Tap the message thread then tap > Forward SMS conversation.
4. In the To field, tap to select a contact’s email address or mobile number.
5. When you’re done, select the SIM account where you’re going to send your message from. The conversation will be forwarded as an MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) message.
NOTE:
• Ensure that you have MMS subscription with your mobile service provider.
• Ensure that data access is enabled on your device. From your Home screen, tap > Settings >
More > Mobile networks, then tick Data enabled.
• Mobile data and messaging rates apply when forwarding conversations to others.
Messaging later (on selected models)
You can set an important message as a reply-later task and reply to it later from the Do It Later app.
1. In the message screen, tap .
3. To retrieve and reply to the email, tap Asus > Do It Later from the Home screen.
NOTE: For details on replying to reply-later messages, see Replying now (on selected models) .
Other messaging options (on selected models)
When you are in an active message thread or while composing a message, you can tap and do any of these other options below.
Add subject
Insert smiley
Tap to add the title of your message.
Insert a smiley or emoticon into your message.
Insert text templates Insert a predefined reply into the body of your message.
Delete messages Tap this option and select the messages that you want to delete from the thread.
Settings Tap this option to configure the message settings.
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Linking your contacts’ info
When you add social network or email accounts, data from these accounts automatically sync with the Contacts app. In some instances, some contact info may appear in several places or under different name variations or nicknames in the Contacts app. You can manually link and unify all these info and put them under one place or profile.
1. From the Contacts app, tap and hold the contact whose info you want to link, then select Link contact.
2. From the contact’s profile page, tap .
3. Select all the contact profiles that you think should be linked to one profile, then tap Link. You can now view and retrieve all your contact’s info under one profile.
Omlet Chat
Omlet Chat is an open messaging and mobile sharing app that lets you chat with friends on the spot. It also allows you to manage your data by storing them securely to your private Cloud accounts.
NOTE:
• Omlet Chat app may only be available in some countries.
• On its first use, you have to visit Play Store to update Omlet Chat. You must have a Google account to update Omlet Chat.
Registering to Omlet Chat
Register to Omlet Chat with any of the following accounts:
• Email account
• Gmail account
• Facebook account
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Using your Google™ account
To register using your Google™ account:
1. Tap then tap Omlet Chat.
2. On the Sign Up screen, tap Connect a different account here then tap Google.
4. Key in your name then tap Get Started.
Okay! Let’s do it! to update your friends from your contacts list. Tap No thanks to add your friends manually to your contacts list.
NOTE: Your Omlet contacts are automatically integrated to your contacts list in Contacts app. Refer to
section Viewing your Omlet contacts from Contacts app
for more information.
6. Tap to display the Omlet Chat menu.
Using your email account
To register using your email account:
1. Tap then tap Omlet Chat.
2. On the Sign Up screen, tap Connect a different account here then tap Email.
3. Key in your email account then tap Next. Omlet Chat app will send a confirmation email to your email account.
4. From your email account, open the confirmation email from Omlet then tap the link to activate your account.
5. Key in your name then tap Get Started.
Okay! Let’s do it! to update your friends from your contacts list. Tap No thanks to add your friends manually to your contacts list.
NOTE: Your Omlet contacts are automatically integrated to your contacts list in Contacts app. Refer to
section Viewing your Omlet contacts from Contacts app
for more information.
7. Tap to display the Omlet Chat menu.
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Using your Facebook® account
To register using your Facebook account:
1. Tap then tap Omlet Chat.
2. On the Sign Up screen, tap Connect a different account here then tap Facebook. Omlet Chat app will take you to Facebook screen to log in to your Facebook account.
3. Log in to your Facebook account then tap OK.
4. Key in your name then tap Get Started.
Okay! Let’s do it! to update your friends from your contacts list. Tap No thanks to add your friends manually to your contacts list.
NOTE: Your Omlet contacts are automatically integrated to your contacts list in Contacts app. Refer to
section Viewing your Omlet contacts from Contacts app
for more information.
6. Tap to display the Omlet Chat menu.
Sending Omlet invites
Invite your friends to use Omlet Chat by sending them Omlet invites to their email or Facebook account.
Sending Omlet invites via Facebook
To send an Omlet invite via Facebook:
1. From the Omlet Chat screen, tap to display Omlet Chat menu.
3. From the Add contacts screen, tap Invite Facebook friends.
4. Log in to your Facebook account then tap OK to let Omlet Chat access your account.
Sending Omlet invites via email
1. From the Omlet Chat screen, tap to display Omlet Chat menu.
3. From the Add contacts screen, tap Invite address book friends.
4. Tick to select the contacts, then tap .
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Using Omlet chat
Send text and multimedia messages for a fun, creative, and interactive conversation.
To start a conversation:
1. From the Omlet Chat screen, tap to display Omlet Chat menu then tap Contacts.
2. Tap the contact that you wish to chat then tap .
Sending a chat message
To send a chat message, key in your message in What’s up field then tap .
Sending a voice message
To send a voice message, tap and hold while saying your message then release to send.
Sending a virtual sticker
To send a virtual sticker, tap then select from the available virtual stickers.
NOTE: You can download more virtual stickers from Sticker Store. To download the virtual stickers, tap
> then tap .
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Using drawer apps
Omlet Chat features these value-added drawer apps, allowing you to share multimedia messages for a more fun and personal touch.
To use these drawer apps, tap from the chat thread then select an app from the drawer app list to send a specific multimedia message.
Tap to send a picture from your device.
Tap to send your current address with a map snippet.
Tap to launch Camera app and send the captured picture.
Tap to create a sticker from a saved picture.
Tap to edit and send a photo.
Tap to use or add more drawer apps to the drawer app list.
Tap to create and send drawings or doodles.
Tap to create Bbbler stickers and send to your thread.
More drawer apps
Aside from the default apps in the drawer app list, there are other apps listed in your Omlet Chat app that you can use. Simply tap from the chat thread, then tap to view more drawer apps.
Using other drawer apps
To use other drawer app, tap then tap an app to launch it.
Adding more drawer apps to the drawer app list
Tap to view more apps, then tap to pin the app.
NOTE: The drawer apps may vary depending on location.
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Viewing shared photos in Gallery app
The photos that you and your friends have shared in the Omlet Chat app’s chat room are instantly saved to your device. You can view the shared photos using the Gallery app.
To view the shared photos:
1. Launch the Gallery app by doing any of the following: a. From the Home screen, tap ASUS > Gallery app.
b. From the All Apps screen, tap Gallery app.
2. From the Gallery main screen, tap then select from the following options: a. All shared photos b. Chat room c. Sharer
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Viewing all shared photos
Tap All shared photos to view all photos shared by you and your Omlet Chat contacts.
Viewing shared photos by chat room
Tap Chat room to view photos shared by chat room or social hotspot.
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Viewing shared photos by sharer
Tap Sharer to view photos shared by an Omlet Chat contact.
Viewing your Omlet contacts from Contacts app
Aside from connecting with your Omlet contacts in Omlet Chat app, you can also view and chat with your Omlet contacts using the Contacts app. The integration of your Omlet contacts to the
Contacts app makes it easier for you to look up and chat to your Omlet contacts even without launching Omlet Chat app.
To view Omlet Contacts from Contacts app:
1. Launch the Contacts app by doing any of the following: a. From the Home screen, tap ASUS > Contacts app.
b. From the All Apps screen, tap Contacts app.
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3. Untick all contact groups except Omlet Chat, then tap anywhere. Your Contacts screen displays all Omlet contacts.
4. Tap an Omlet contact to select and view the contact details or chat with that contact directly.
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Syncing Omlet Chat to Cloud
If you have a Dropbox®, Box®, or Baidu PCS Cloud account, the Omlet Chat app instantly uploads your private conversations and chat logs securely.
Before Omlet Chat app uploads your data, you have to sync your Cloud account to Omlet Chat app first. To do this:
1. From the Omlet Chat menu, tap Settings.
a. Dropbox b. Box c. Baidu PCS d. OneDrive e. Google Drive
3. Key in your username and password to log in to your Cloud account. Follow the onscreen instructions to sync your Cloud account with Omlet Chat app.
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