Strgzr
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Q: How to permanently delete group messages

I have two different family group messages. One has 3 people, one has 4. I want to stop and delete the 3 group and only have 4 group, but anytime I delete the group name with 3 persons,  and one person from group writes to anyone in group, the old 3 group comes back. Also with this problem, any of us can write in one group and the message appears to others in different group names different times, even if on my side I am writing inside one specific group.

This sounds confusing, but what it is is frustrating, as others say they have to keep jumping from group to group to get any messages. Something is keeping all this in memory someplace in messages on desktop, or messages on iphone.

 

On iPhone6, iOS 9.1, in SETTINGS/MESSAGES, I've tried turning off Text Message Forwarding, deleting all the "groups" but the one with 4 in it, and turn back on, and same thing happens.

 

Going thru a long list of individual messages inside a group and deleting each one will take FOREVER, since I have chose to "keep forever" in settings . Is there any other way to fix this problem and in some fast way?

iPhone 6, iOS 9.1

Posted on Nov 17, 2015 9:56 AM

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  • by razmee209,

    razmee209 razmee209 Nov 17, 2015 2:02 PM in response to Strgzr
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    Nov 17, 2015 2:02 PM in response to Strgzr

    Strgzr wrote:

     

    Yeah, where did you find that info about non-iphone users?

    Send a group message with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

  • by IdrisSeabright,

    IdrisSeabright IdrisSeabright Nov 17, 2015 2:03 PM in response to razmee209
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    Nov 17, 2015 2:03 PM in response to razmee209

    razmee209 wrote:

     

    ChrisJ4203 wrote:

     

    How did you pick that up??? Am I going blind here?

    Because she didn't see the leave conversation icon.

     

    But I double check my message as I have two groups I'm in and was able to confirm that indeed she had a non iphone user in that group.

    You also can't assign names to groups with non-iphone users in them. Very annoying.

  • by Strgzr,

    Strgzr Strgzr Nov 17, 2015 2:11 PM in response to razmee209
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    Nov 17, 2015 2:11 PM in response to razmee209

    In your link about "send group message with your iph...." It says: "If you don't see Leave this Conversation on your iOS device, get the latest version of iOS. If someone in the group isn't using iMessage or an iOS device, they might not be able to leave the conversation" ... which to me means I DO have iPhone and I should be seeing "leave the conversation" which isn't what that is saying.

  • by razmee209,Helpful

    razmee209 razmee209 Nov 17, 2015 2:21 PM in response to Strgzr
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    Nov 17, 2015 2:21 PM in response to Strgzr

    Strgzr wrote:

     

    In your link about "send group message with your iph...." It says: "If you don't see Leave this Conversation on your iOS device, get the latest version of iOS. If someone in the group isn't using iMessage or an iOS device, they might not be able to leave the conversation" ... which to me means I DO have iPhone and I should be seeing "leave the conversation" which isn't what that is saying.

    Yes you have an iphone however someone in your group doesn't.

     

    I've confirmed this on my phone - I have two groups - 1 group with all iphone users and I see the leave a conversation.  2  group is mixed of iphone and android and I don't see the leave a conversation.

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