Failure to send group text messages on iPhone

Yesterday tried sending out a group text to 6 people kept getting a failure to send error message, I texted the 6 people individually to make sure I had the correct # for that person all responded to their individual message , why can’t I send them a group chat I had to use WhatsApp to chat with the group shah’s wrong with my phone? I did go into settings and everything looks ok 

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 26

Posted on Jan 5, 2026 4:18 AM

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Jan 5, 2026 8:59 AM in response to abbycat

abbycat wrote:

Yesterday tried sending out a group text to 6 people kept getting a failure to send error message, I texted the 6 people individually to make sure I had the correct # for that person all responded to their individual message , why can’t I send them a group chat I had to use WhatsApp to chat with the group shah’s wrong with my phone? I did go into settings and everything looks ok 
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/13c7218c-98b7-425f-8459-0de336d3d4a8
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/746ac9c6-52be-4cce-a03c-49aac155d0f8
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/66de3412-bc9a-42b0-b5d3-80be4eb6d449

Generally an issue on your phone carrier side if you're sending a MMS message iphone/androids.

You can troubleshoot here If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Or report the issue to your phone carrier.

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Failure to send group text messages on iPhone

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