Since the upgrade, how to remove someone from a group text?

Group text with 8 people, one wants to be removed. Currently, would have to open another group text without the person. Yet, the messages will not translate over to the new group. Please advice of better yet, write a code to remove from group accessible to the admin of the group!

iPhone 15, iOS 17

Posted on Mar 28, 2024 01:29 PM

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Posted on Jul 17, 2024 02:41 PM

BigE222 wrote:

lol this is incorrect after the last update. Thanks

And it is correct today, as it was correct 4 months ago. LOL

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Mar 28, 2024 01:41 PM in response to Mdaniels123

If everyone in the group is using iMessage (blue) you can remove people. If anyone in the group is using SMS (green) you can't remove people. This is not new. It has been this way for as long as I can remember.


If you start a new group, it will not delete the old one and you can still refer to the messages.


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Mar 28, 2024 01:48 PM in response to Mdaniels123

Mdaniels123 wrote:

Group text with 8 people, one wants to be removed. Currently, would have to open another group text without the person. Yet, the messages will not translate over to the new group. Please advice of better yet, write a code to remove from group accessible to the admin of the group!

If anyone in the group is using SMS/MMS messaging rather than iMessage it is not possible to add or remove anyone in the group. This is a limitation of the SMS protocol standard, and is outside of Apple’s control.

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Since the upgrade, how to remove someone from a group text?

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