In the Secure Messages screen, you can respond to a message that has been sent to you or continue a conversation
that you are having.
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In the Secure Messages screen, tap on the message or conversation to which you want to respond.
Each participant's availability is indicated by a colored ring around the participant's picture. Green indicates
that the participant is available to continue the conversation:
An orange ring indicates that the participant is
now in Do Not Disturb mode. (See Do Not Disturb for more information on Do Not Disturb.)
A red ring indicates that the participant is not available. When one or more participants are
not available, a banner appears at the bottom of the conversation:
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If you have received a message that requires a response, a list of the response options is provided for you:
Note: If the response has an expiration time, it is displayed below the list of response options.
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Tap a response option to select it:
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Tap the response option again to send it.
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If the message does not require a response, and you want to continue the conversation, type your text in the text box and
tap Send.
You can set a message priority, attach a photo, or require a response. For details on how to use
any of these advanced options, see
Sending a Message.
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Tap on the profile picture of any person in the conversation to display their contact details. This enables
you to initiate a call or send a secure message to this contact. See Contact Details for more information.