Users may set the phone to keep copies of their text messages or automatically delete these after they are sent. Touch Menu > Messaging > Messaging Settings > Text Message > Delivery Options. Check or uncheck the box that says “Keep a Copy” and touch SAVE. The phone will hold 200 messages in the inbox, 200 in the sent box, 50 in the outbox, and 50 drafts.

Tip #2: Messaging Shortcut

Touch and hold the Envelope key on the bottom left of the slider QWERTY keyboard to go directly to text messaging.

Tip #3: Accessing the Virtual Keypad

When in a text input mode, the user simply rotates the phone to a vertical position and the virtual keypad will automatically appear.

Tip #4: Activating Flash

The Samsung Impression™ has a web browser that supports JavaScript and Flash. To activate these features, touch Menu > MEdia NET > Browser Settings > Preferences > Display Flash Contents. Touch the ON box under each of these options to activate, and touch Save.

Tip #5: Downloading Ringtones

Users can purchase ringtones, graphics, applications, and more from MEdia™ Mall using the browser. Touch Menu > MEdia™ Mall > Ringtones. Follow the onscreen options to purchase.

Tip #6: Using the Music Player in Conjunction with Other Functions

If a customer is using the music player and wants to do other work on the screen, he or she can choose the minimize option at the bottom of the display. This action minimizes the size of the player so the screen can be used for other functions while the music plays.

Tip #7: Contact Birthday Reminders

If users add birthdays to their contact list, the event manager will remind them of these days. When users are entering contact information, they can select the Add More Fields option at the bottom of the screen to assign a URL, a message tone, a nickname, a group, or a job title to that contact.

Tip #8: User Interface

Pressing the multitasking key on the upper left-hand side of the phone provides quick access to commonly used features at once, including call, messaging, MEdia™ Net, Music Player, and Apps & Games.

Tip #9: Calendar Shortcut

Press the back key in the Idle screen to quickly display the calendar in Month view.

Tip #10: Redialing Shortcut

Press and hold the Talk/Send key to redial the last phone number dialed.

Tip #11: Games & Apps Accelerometer

The Impression™ features a built-in accelerometer that can add unique functionality to many applications and the user interface, including the automatic orientation of the display screen from portrait to landscape mode depending on the position in which it is held. Check out the Tumbling Dice application that is included. Go to Menu > Games & Apps > Tumbling Dice and shake the phone to roll a great demonstration of this technology.

Tip #12: GPS with AMOLED Touchscreen

AT&T Navigator GPS takes full advantage of the Impression™’s clear, bright, and brilliant AMOLED touchscreen, providing a great view of GPS maps and directions.

Tip #13: Adding Emoticons

Press the one-touch Messaging key and then, after typing your message, touch abc to insert emoticons.

Tip #14: Mobile Entertainment

The Impression™ has a ton of entertainment options for music and TV, including live TV shows from more than 35 channels (MobiTV), and current and past music videos on demand (MobiVJ).

Tip #15: One-Button Camera Access

Once a photo is taken, your customer has the option to set the image as a caller image or to set the image as wallpaper – with one touch.

Tip #16: Personalizing Incoming Text Message Tones

Users can personalize incoming text message notification tones for specific contacts.
Select a contact, then touch Edit.
Touch Add More Fields.
Select Message Tone and press Done.
Touch Message Tone, choose preferred tone, and touch Select.
Touch SAVE.

Tip #17: How to Scroll through Contacts

Press the Volume key up or down to scroll through your contacts.

Tip #18: Receive an SMS or MMS Message from an Email

Anyone can easily send a Samsung Impression™ owner an SMS message via email. All the sender has to do is compose their email message and send it to the owner’s phonenumber@txt.att.net (for example, 2145551212@txt.att.net). The Impression™ receives the email as an SMS message.

The Impression™ can also receive MMS messages sent via email. Just have the sender email the SMS to the Impression™ owner’s phonenumber@mms.att.net (i.e. 123456789@mms.att.net).

Tip #19: Send a Message to an Email Address

Sending a message to an email address from the Samsung Impression™ is simple. Just type the email address in the To field.

Tip #20: Two-Touch Snapfish® Photo Uploading

Users can upload their newly-taken photos to HP’s Snapfish® with two touches by touching the Send icon, then to HP’s Snapfish. (NOTE: The user must first register the phone with their Snapfish® account.)

According to PhoneNews.com,AT&T retail employees have confirmed to  that there will be an over the air update released on May 29th that will address the virtual keyboard issue.

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by saving items from MMS to samsung impression

Main Menu > My Stuff > Pictures > Manage (At the bottom between Create Folder & More)

From Mange > Move you should be able to select all the picture you want to move.

There are 4 ways to transfer pictures and videos between samsung impression and computer, The SGH-A877 (Impression) phone features

1) Via PC Studio 3
2) Via Windows Explorer
3) Via Memory Card
4) Via Bluetooth

and the continue post we will share with you the each method the tips and tricks.

Brief Intro: Entry Level Deivce,—Lost of  handset with TouchWiz  interface was released by samsung in the last few months. and Each wireless carrier seems to have some variant of the widget driven home screen. TouchWzi and Widget gives a personalized look to each device.  And the Samsung Impression will be the first one available in USA with the new screen technology and also comes with a QWERTY keyboard. But will the new updates to the hardware differentiate it from other  TouchWiz Device?

The AT & T samsung Impression package contains:

1)Samsung Impression device
2)Charger
3)USB Cable
4)Quick Start Guide
5) User Manual CD

First Let us Check the about the Design Outlook

The samsung impression device Deisng Is Perfect, My view..

Lots of Samsung phones released in the recent for AT&T that has QWERTY keyboard. And the Samsung Impression follows the same as those others.  It incorporate Samsung Eternity’s form factor with a QWERTY keyboard mixed of the Samsung Rant. The body is constructed out of blue plastic with chrome accents found on the sides. The device feels solid with rounded corners which gives it right feel when you hold it. Although you’ll find it on the heavy side (5.3 oz), it may be best to be very careful when using it. You really don’t want to see the consequences from dropping this phone from such a height. It’s a little bit on the thicker side as well (0.61”) when you compare it to the Eternity, but it’s justifiable with the addition of the QWERTY.

The answers is  NO

No, there are no configurable options available to add a signature to outgoing messages on the SGH-A877 (Impression) handset.

Music player:

Music player supports various music files formats, including music files and recorded sound files supported by Samsung mobile phones.

Supported file formats by NPS include:

MP3, OGG, WMA, ASF(Sound Only), 3GP(Sound Only), WAV, AMR, AAC, M4A, MMK, MID(MIDI), QCP, PMD, MP4(Sound Only)

Video player:

Video player allows you to play videos taken by your mobile phone and a variety of PC video formats.

Supported file formats by NPS include:

*.3GP, *.MP4, *.SKM, *.K3G, *.MPG, *.MPEG, *.ASF, *.AVI, *.WMV, *.DIVX

Image viewer: Disc ripping: Extracts sound sources from music CDs,Disc burning:Video converter:

here it is the direct links for you..

Compatible with Windows 2000 and XP Only:

Samsung PC Studio 3.1.3 (Build GL6) (ver.3.1.3 (Build GL6))[Link]
Compatible with Windows Vista Only :

Samsung PC Studio 3.2.1 (Build GL6) (ver.3.2.1 (Build GL6)):[Link]