iPhone 12 group messages not reaching all recipients

I have several groups I send messages out to daily. For some reason my messages either do not go through to everyone, or they go out in a group chat. I want the groups to go out to the individuals with no reply all available. There are only 7 to 8 people in each group. I have an iphone12, IOS 18.6.

  1. Tried turning off Wi-Fi and sending with 5G/LTE and turning MMS off. Then trying it with MMS on. Fail
  2. Tried turning iMessages off with Wi-Fi on and off. Fail
  3. Got AI instructions that included toggling the Group Messaging. I don't have Group Messaging in my settings. Reached out to Apple and they sent me a report I could (and did) fill out that they would review.

Can anyone help me?


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Original Title: Group messaging


iPhone 12, iOS 18

Posted on Jul 31, 2025 11:57 AM

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Jul 31, 2025 01:17 PM in response to laffallot

laffallot wrote:

1. I have several groups I send messages out to daily. For some reason my messages either do not go through to everyone, or they go out in a group chat. I want the groups to go out to the individuals with no reply all available. There are only 7 to 8 people in each group. I have an iphone12, IOS 18.6.
Tried turning off Wi-Fi and sending with 5G/LTE and turning MMS off. Then trying it with MMS on. Fail
2. Tried turning iMessages off with Wi-Fi on and off. Fail
3. Got AI instructions that included toggling the Group Messaging. I don't have Group Messaging in my settings. Reached out to Apple and they sent me a report I could (and did) fill out that they would review.
Can anyone help me?

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Original Title: Group messaging

You can troubleshoot here If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

The group messaging tab was removed awhile back not sure what ios it was.

If this is group MMS mix iphone and non iphone user then reach out to your phone carrier that is their feature.

iPhone 12 group messages not reaching all recipients

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