Polls not showing in my group iMessage on iPhone 16 Pro after iOS 26 update

I have the IOS 26.0 update and should be able to create polls when I have a group message chat, but when I select the + button the Polls option is not listed. How can I get it to show

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Original Title: Polls not showing in my group imessage

iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Sep 27, 2025 5:31 PM

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Nov 5, 2025 8:36 PM in response to Shervivor

I found that only group texts where all in the thread have Apple iPhones have Polls as an option.

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Dec 8, 2025 3:16 PM in response to Shervivor

Some of the updates didn’t load up, including the polling until I left my house and got off WiFi. Once I was out in the world my phone fully updated.

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