Group texts can be a fun and convenient way to talk to all your friends or family at once. However, it can also be a real pain when you’re trying to focus on another task, and your phone won’t stop going off. Or you were put in the group chat by mistake and don’t need to receive notifications that don’t pertain to you. Whether you’re an iPhone or Android user, you can leave a group text once and for all if you wish to.
First, let’s go over how to form a group text.
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- Open your iMessage app and tap the Compose button in the top right-hand corner to form a new message
- In the tab at the top, enter the names of the people you want in the group text
- Type your message in the text box and press send
- Note: Messages will appear in blue text bubbles if you’re sending a group text to all iPhone users. Messages will appear in green text bubbles if anyone in the group text does not have an iPhone
- Open the group text you wish to leave in your iMessage app
- Tap on the names of the people in the group at the top center of your screen
- If you wish to stay in the group and not receive notifications, toggle on the Hide Alerts option
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- If you wish to leave the group altogether, tap either “Delete and Block this Conversation” (iOS 17) or “Leave Conversation” (pre-iOS 17).
If you’re still unable to see the option to leave a conversation, it’s possible that not all members of the group are using an Apple device with iMessage. In order to leave a group text, everyone needs to be using iMessage.
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- Open the messages app, tap the hamburger menu on the left-hand side, and select Groups.
- Tap Create Group
- Enter what you want to name the group and click Add Member
- Type in the people you want to add to the group and press Done when finished
- Once everyone has been added, press Save
In Google Messages, you can leave a group chat with as few as three participants by tapping the group name, then “Group Details,” and finally “Leave Group”.
Unfortunately, in some cases, Android users cannot leave group texts entirely, although there is the option of muting a group text so that you don’t receive a ton of notifications. To mute a group text on Android:
- Open the group text you wish to leave
- Tap on the 3 vertical dots in the top right-hand corner of your screen
- In the bottom right-hand corner, tap the bell icon to turn notifications off
Unfortunately, you cannot leave a group text if you’re the one who formed it, whether you’re on an iPhone or Android phone. The best thing you can do is follow the steps above to mute notifications of the chat so that your device is not overwhelmed.
How have these instructions helped you create or leave a group text? Let us know. We’d love to hear from you.
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