Why am I being held hostage in a group chat with people I don’t want to be friends with like had I known I would be forced to stay I never would have done it and it looks like everyone else is having the same problem like because I’m gonna be stuck in the group chat forever?! Like idk what to do 🥺
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iPhone 13, iOS 17
Camelot wrote:
Not sure why you think you're being held 'hostage'. No one can force you into a group chat.
Sure, you can be invited, and sure, you can get messages from the chat that you're not interested in, but if you want to leave, just leave - in Messages, tap the group name at the top of the message screen, then scroll down to the 'Leave this conversation' link. Done.
You can't leave if any of the members of the chat are using SMS/RCS.
Camelot wrote:
Not sure why you think you're being held 'hostage'. No one can force you into a group chat.
Sure, you can be invited, and sure, you can get messages from the chat that you're not interested in, but if you want to leave, just leave - in Messages, tap the group name at the top of the message screen, then scroll down to the 'Leave this conversation' link. Done.
You can't leave if any of the members of the chat are using SMS/RCS.
Camelot wrote:
> You can't leave if any of the members of the chat are using SMS/RCS
Huh
I never noticed that before.
It's been a source of irritation for people who do a lot of group messaging for some years now. I would rather have people stick toothpicks under my fingernails than participate in ongoing group chats, so it has never really been an issue for me.
Not sure why you think you're being held 'hostage'. No one can force you into a group chat.
Sure, you can be invited, and sure, you can get messages from the chat that you're not interested in, but if you want to leave, just leave - in Messages, tap the group name at the top of the message screen, then scroll down to the 'Leave this conversation' link. Done.
You literally can’t leave if there only a total of 3 people in the group chat so yes I do feel like I’m being held hostage I’ve googled literally everything I can think of and the only way to leave is to add someone else and then what I leave and there forced to stay like idk what this is but I’m trapped in a group chat I don’t want to be a part of like I’m just gonna have to change my Apple ID or something idk
Kimberly_cc wrote:
You literally can’t leave if there only a total of 3 people in the group chat so yes I do feel like I’m being held hostage I’ve googled literally everything I can think of and the only way to leave is to add someone else and then what I leave and there forced to stay like idk what this is but I’m trapped in a group chat I don’t want to be a part of like I’m just gonna have to change my Apple ID or something idk
Yes, you can leave if there are three people in the chat as long as they are using iMessage (blue).
Leave a group text message thread on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
You can also block a group message:
Delete and block MMS group spam messages
In iOS 17 and later, you can delete and block an entire group MMS message. If you receive new messages in a group MMS message that you blocked, an unread messages count appears next to Recently Deleted on your list of filters.
To delete and block an MMS group message:
Send a group text message on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
I have exactly the same problem. Was in a group iMessage chat with three other people. It got tedious, so I removed myself, but I'm still receiving messages! All are iphone users (blue). Each time I delete messages, it reappears the next time someone sends one. I've asked them if they can remove me and they said they don't see how. Seems like a bug.
Block them. Or mute the chat.
> You can't leave if any of the members of the chat are using SMS/RCS
Huh
I never noticed that before.
How to quit a group chat on iPhone?
