Add Contact button missing from a group text

Hi,

I'd like to add a 10th person to an existing group text we have.


Instructions say to tap on the group of faces at top, and then you can see a dropdown of each person in the group. There's supposed to be an "Add Contact" at the bottom of that dropdown, but it isn't there.


Any ideas?


Thanks

David

Posted on Jul 12, 2023 3:27 PM

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Posted on Jul 13, 2023 12:22 PM

Hey there AltabearReally,


Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities.


To get started, there are a few scenarios where you may not be able to add a contact to a group text message. For more details, check out the information below from the following resource: Add and remove people in group text messages on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


* With iMessage, you can add someone to a group text message if there are three or more people in the group and everyone is using an Apple device. To remove someone, you need four or more people in the group.
* You can’t add or remove people in group SMS/MMS messages and you can't add or remove someone if anyone in the group uses a non-Apple device. Learn the difference between iMessage and SMS/MMS messages.


Let us know if the the information above is able to help.


Take care!

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Jul 13, 2023 12:22 PM in response to AltabearReally

Hey there AltabearReally,


Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities.


To get started, there are a few scenarios where you may not be able to add a contact to a group text message. For more details, check out the information below from the following resource: Add and remove people in group text messages on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


* With iMessage, you can add someone to a group text message if there are three or more people in the group and everyone is using an Apple device. To remove someone, you need four or more people in the group.
* You can’t add or remove people in group SMS/MMS messages and you can't add or remove someone if anyone in the group uses a non-Apple device. Learn the difference between iMessage and SMS/MMS messages.


Let us know if the the information above is able to help.


Take care!

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