Ronnie1234

Q: Group Imessage - Set up

I've got an iphone 6. I was sent a group text message from a friend. When I responded, it showed my response in the group message, but then chimed and showed a new text from myself which was the exact thing I just sent to the group. So I send a response, but instead of sending it just to the other people in the group, it also send it to me? Then when I read through the group messages, I duplicates and it gets confusing.

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.6

Posted on Jul 1, 2016 3:58 AM

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  • by chris_g1,

    chris_g1 chris_g1 Jul 1, 2016 4:19 PM in response to Ronnie1234
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    Jul 1, 2016 4:19 PM in response to Ronnie1234

    Hey there Ronnie1234!

     

    From what I gather, with your iPhone 6 and a group message you get duplicates of any message that you send to the group.  Definitely want the group thread reading normally and making sense for you.  There's some steps we can do. 

     

    We'd start with the steps in this article, If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support, and this section specifically: 

    If you have issues with a group message

    You might reply to a group conversation and receive your own message. Or you might get a new phone number and see your old one listed as a recipient in an existing group conversation. If you have issues with a group message, you might need to delete the conversation and start a new one. Follow these steps:

    1. Open Messages and find the conversation you want to delete.
    2. Swipe left over the conversation, then tap Delete.

    After you delete the group conversation, start a new one:

    1. Open Messages and tap .
    2. Enter the phone numbers or email addresses of your contacts.
    3. Write a new message, then tap Send.

    When you delete a conversation, you can't recover it. If you want to save parts of a conversation, take a screenshot. To save an attachment in a conversation, touch and hold the attachment, tap More, then tap Save.

    Try out those steps and if you're still getting duplicates, check that the iPhone software is up to date before replying back.  Settings > General > Software Update. 

     

    Cheers!