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User profile for user: phunkman
phunkman Author
User level: Level 1
5 points

Message from a individual contact being received as a Group Chat on my iPhone

Randomly, I began receiving group chats from a single contact. For example, contact sends me a message and it arrives as a group chat from that contact, but separated into their email and phone number as if it's a group chat including myself and them from 2 different contact sources (email and phone number). There profile picture shows up on both the sources, showing they are from the same contact info. I didn't change anything on my end nor did they on theirs. We did both get new iPhones and a switch in carriers, don't know how or why that would affect this.


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iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 15, 2024 9:42 AM

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User profile for user: Pottypotsworth
Pottypotsworth
User level: Level 1
21 points

Oct 18, 2024 12:47 AM in response to phunkman

I am having this exact same issue. In my case my girlfriend changed her phone number. I had both the old number and the new number in my phone and it has correctly "merged" the iMessages from her old number and the iMessages from her new number into one. She has completely removed the old number from her phone and is only using the new number.


However, any time I get a notification for a new iMessage from her it shows "Maybe: Her Name", "To: You & Her Name" with the double photo from her contact.


So, not only am I getting the bug where a single chat is seemingly being considered a group chat as far as notifications go. I am also getting "Maybe" when her contact details are correctly in her contact card.


This issue only seems to exist on my iPhone running iOS 18.0.1 - my Macbook just shows her name as normal.


It is driving me crazy.

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User profile for user: phunkman
phunkman Author
User level: Level 1
5 points

Oct 18, 2024 6:30 AM in response to Pottypotsworth

Just how you described it with the “Maybe:” and then the name (which is my wife’s maiden name) and then the group chat “you & her name” is happening with me. I also just updated to the new iOS on the iPhone 16. I also have iMessage on my Mac and iPad, but it doesn’t have this issue. I’ve messed around with her contact, adding updated info, changing info, even changing things on her phone, but nothing has helped it. Very annoying, especially since it’s from my wife and we text a lot.

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Message from a individual contact being received as a Group Chat on my iPhone

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