How to Enable Group Messaging on an iPhone

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To enable group messages on your iPhone, tap the Settings app → tap Messages → toggle "MMS Messaging" on → toggle "Group Messaging" on.

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Enabling Group Messaging

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  1. You'll find this on one of your Home screens.
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  3. If you don't see this, your carrier or current plan does not support MMS messages.
  4. When this is enabled, you'll be able to send and receive MMS group messages. This option is only visible if MMS Messaging is enabled. [1]
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Sending a Group Message

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  2. It looks like a paper and pencil. You'll need to close any open conversation to see it.
  3. You can also type the name of someone or type a phone number.
  5. If everyone in the group message is using iMessage, the text bubbles will be blue. If you are using MMS, the messages will be green.
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    How do I take myself out of a group message?
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    Click the group photo and you should see "leave group" as an option that you can click on.
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    What if the group message option is not showing up in iOS 12?
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    This option was removed, it's no longer required to enable group messaging as of iOS 12.
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    Why don't I receive group messages?
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    You might not have been invited to a group chat, or your notifications are off. To turn them on, go to settings>notifications>messages>show notifications.
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