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Group chats

Why cant i leave a group chat with a android??

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Mar 19, 2023 4:40 PM

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Posted on Mar 20, 2023 1:29 AM

In order to remove a person, leave or rename a conversation, everyone in the conversation is required to use iMessages.


If someone in the group sends "normal green" SMS messages, these functions are not available. You can activate Hide Alerts on the conversation, so you don't get notifications when there are new messages. You can also ask people in a group to start a new group where you are not a member, and then delete the conversation.


Swipe from left to right on the conversation in the overview and tapping the purple bell to Hide Alerts:



You can read more about Group Conversations here:

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


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Mar 20, 2023 1:29 AM in response to 2tortillas

In order to remove a person, leave or rename a conversation, everyone in the conversation is required to use iMessages.


If someone in the group sends "normal green" SMS messages, these functions are not available. You can activate Hide Alerts on the conversation, so you don't get notifications when there are new messages. You can also ask people in a group to start a new group where you are not a member, and then delete the conversation.


Swipe from left to right on the conversation in the overview and tapping the purple bell to Hide Alerts:



You can read more about Group Conversations here:

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


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