Adding people to iphone group messages

My phone does not have "add Contact."

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 4, 2023 05:43 PM

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Posted on Oct 4, 2023 06:19 PM

If anyone in the group has an Android phone, you cannot edit the group. You will need to create a new message group.

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Oct 4, 2023 06:19 PM in response to Newsmaxfollowers

If anyone in the group has an Android phone, you cannot edit the group. You will need to create a new message group.

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Oct 4, 2023 05:46 PM in response to Newsmaxfollowers

See this article.

Add and remove people in group text messages on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

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Oct 4, 2023 05:51 PM in response to sberman

There is no "add Contact" button.

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Oct 4, 2023 06:00 PM in response to Newsmaxfollowers

When you tap that gray arrow to the right of contacts, you may see a row that says “[number] People” also with a gray arrow on the right. Tap that arrow.

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