Unable to rejoin an iMessage group chat after being removed

I got removed from a Group chat and can’t rejoin. I asked the owner to try to re add me and it kept saying I left it when In reality didn’t. I asked another person aswell and it still didint work. Could someone tell me how to fix it?

More info

Phone is updated to newest version

Iphone only GC

tried to use multiple devices.

iPhone 11, iOS 26

Posted on Dec 10, 2025 7:08 PM

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Dec 10, 2025 10:22 PM in response to Noahcub51

Have someone create a brand-new group chat

This is the most reliable method and works almost every time.

Steps:

Someone (not you) starts a completely new group chat
They manually add ALL members in one step
The new chat will work normally
Tell everyone to stop using the old thread

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