iMessage issue

Mentioning people in the iMessage group chat does not work after upgrading to iOS16. It only works when predictive text is on but I prefer to have that feature off.

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Sep 27, 2022 05:42 PM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2022 05:55 PM

Probably yours is not a group iMessage.


Types of group messages

The three types of group messages that you might see are: group iMessage, group MMS, and group SMS. The Messages app automatically chooses the type of group message to send based on you and your recipients' settings, network connection, and carrier plan. For example:

  • If you and your recipients are using Apple devices and iMessage is turned on, then the group message is sent as an iMessage.
  • If you send a group message to people who aren't using iMessage, then the message is sent as an MMS or SMS message.


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Sep 27, 2022 05:55 PM in response to ItszCris

Probably yours is not a group iMessage.


Types of group messages

The three types of group messages that you might see are: group iMessage, group MMS, and group SMS. The Messages app automatically chooses the type of group message to send based on you and your recipients' settings, network connection, and carrier plan. For example:

  • If you and your recipients are using Apple devices and iMessage is turned on, then the group message is sent as an iMessage.
  • If you send a group message to people who aren't using iMessage, then the message is sent as an MMS or SMS message.


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