Issue with group messages after iOS 16 update

Hey there, Jaxfan!

We appreciate you reaching out on Apple Support Communities. We certainly want you to be able to remain in contact with others easily. Let’s take a look at this together!

To get started, it looks like you came to us from If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support, which would be the best article for this behavior. Just to confirm, were you able to complete all the steps within the article? If not, which steps were you unable to complete? If you could provide more information on what happened, that can help us to isolate the behavior further.

For example, do you receive an error message when trying to send messages? If so, what does it say exactly?

If you attempt to send an SMS (green) message to one individual, rather than a group, does the same behavior occur?

Let us know more about what’s occurring exactly, and we’d be happy to assist.

Cheers!

Not trying to hijack the thread but I am having the same issue as Jaxfan. Since the update to iOS 16 I can't send group messages unless everyone has an iPhone. If I try, I get the red exclamation point and a 'not delivered' message. I can, however, send an SMS message to one person without any issues.

This issue still is not fixed, even after subsequent iOS updates. I did, however, find a workaround. If I turn off my WiFi I am able to send group texts to non-Apple phones. If I leave WiFi connected I get the error. This has only happened since updating to iOS 16.