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Send a group text message on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Stay connected to the conversations that matter the most. Learn how to start a group text message with your friends, family, and coworkers.

• Make sure that your device has the latest version of iOS or iPadOS.
• If you’re using an Apple device that’s not an iPhone, make sure that you’re signed in to iMessage with your Apple ID.

Types of group text messages

There are three types of group messages that you might see: group iMessage, group MMS, and group SMS. The Messages app automatically chooses the type of group message to send based on settings, network connection, and carrier plan. For example:

• If you and your recipients are using Apple devices and iMessage is turned on, then the group message is sent as an iMessage.
• If you send a group message to people who aren’t using iMessage, then the message is sent as an MMS or SMS message.

Group iMessage

These messages appear in blue text bubbles. They go through Apple instead of your carrier, and are protected by end-to-end encryption. In a group iMessage, everyone can:

• Send and receive photos, videos, and audio messages
• See all responses from the group
• Send and receive message effects, like sketches, animations, bubble effects, and more
• Share their location with the group
• Give the group a name, add or remove people from the group, mute notifications, or leave the group

Group MMS

These messages appear in green text bubbles and go through your carrier instead of Apple. In a group MMS, everyone can:

• Send and receive photos and videos
• See all responses from the group
• Mute notifications

Group SMS

These messages also appear in green text bubbles and go through your carrier. Group SMS messages don’t support multimedia attachments, like photos or videos. All responses in a group SMS are sent as individual text messages and the recipients can’t see the other responses from the group.

Learn how to foward SMS/MMS text messages across your devices, like from an iPad to a Mac.

Send a group text message

1. Open Messages and tap the Compose button .
2. Enter the names or tap the Add button to add people from your contacts.
3. Type your message, then tap the Send button .

To send a group MMS message on an iPhone, make sure MMS Messaging is turned on. Go to Settings > Messages and turn on MMS Messaging. If you don’t see an option to turn on MMS Messaging or Group Messaging, contact your carrier to see if your plan supports Group MMS Messaging.

With iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, photos, links, and other content that are sent within the group message will appear in the Shared with You section of the corresponding content apps. If you don’t want to see the photos and other content in Shared with You, go to the group message, tap the top of the thread, then turn off Show in Shared with You.

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Use Messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Stay connected to the conversations that matter the most. Send texts, photos, videos, and more. Then personalize your messages with animated effects, pin your important conversations, send inline replies, and add mentions.

Send a message

1. Open Messages.
2. Tap the Compose button to start a new message. Or go to an existing conversation.
3. Type your message, then tap the Send button .

With iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 and later, you can also use inline replies and mentions to call attention to specific messages and people within the messages.

Reply from the Lock screen

1. From the Lock screen, touch and hold the notification that you want to reply to. Or depending on your device, you might need to swipe left over the notification and tap View. *
2. Type your message.
3. Tap the Send button .

If you have an iPhone X or later, or an iPad with Face ID, and can’t reply to a message from the Lock screen, go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode, and turn on Reply with Message. If you have an iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 8 or earlier, or an iPad, go to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode > Allow Access When Locked, and turn on Reply with Message.

* Touch and hold is available on most devices that support iOS 13 and later, or iPadOS. On iPhone SE (2nd generation), you’ll need to swipe left on the notification, then tap View to reply to a message from the Lock screen.

Use Shared with You

With iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, content that’s shared with you in the Messages app is automatically organized in a Shared with You section in the corresponding app. Shared with You works with Photos, Safari, News, Music, Podcasts, and the Apple TV app.

Content that’s shared with you is labeled in the corresponding app, so you can see who shared the content with you. With a simple tap on the name, you can easily reply to the share and continue the conversation in Messages.

To disable Automatic Sharing or a certain app from using Shared with You, go to Settings > Messages > Shared with You, and turn off Automatic Sharing or the app.

Pin important conversations

With Messages in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 and later, you can pin up to nine conversations. When you pin a conversation it shows up at the top of the Messages app, so it’s easy to get to.

To pin a conversation, open Messages, then swipe right over the conversation. Or follow these steps:

1. Open Messages, then tap Edit or the More button .
2. Tap Edit Pins , then tap the Pin button .
3. Tap Done.

Change your name and photo

1. Open Messages and tap Edit in the upper-left corner.
2. Tap Edit Name and Photo .
3. Edit your name. Or tap the image circle to choose an image, photo, emoji or Memoji.
4. Tap Done.

Your name and photo can be shared with anyone using iMessage, but you’ll be asked to confirm that you want to share with someone when sending or replying to a new message. You can also turn sharing on and off. Just complete steps 1-2, and turn Name and Photo Sharing on or off.

Delete a message or conversation

When you delete a message or conversation, you can’t get it back. So make sure that you save important information from your messages.

To delete a single message:

1. Touch and hold the message bubble that you want to delete, then tap More .
2. Tap the Trash button , then tap Delete Message. If you want to delete all messages in the thread, tap Delete All in the upper-left corner. Then tap Delete Conversation.

As long as the conversation isn’t pinned, you can also swipe left over the conversation, tap Delete, then tap Delete again to confirm. To delete more than one conversation, open Messages and tap Edit in the upper-left corner. Tap Select Messages, then tap the circle next to the conversations and tap Delete in the bottom-right corner.

To keep your messages for a certain amount of time, go to Settings > Messages > Keep Messages. Then select how long you want to keep your messages.

Turn on Hide alerts

1. Open Messages.
2. Swipe left over the conversation that you want to mute.
3. Tap the Alerts button .

When Hide Alerts is on, the Alerts button appears next to the conversation. This stops notifications only for that conversation, not your device. You’ll still receive all other messages and see notifications for them on your Lock screen.

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Use Messages on your Mac

Use the Messages app to send unlimited messages to any Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iMessage, Apple’s secure-messaging service. If you have an iPhone, you can also set up text message forwarding to send SMS and MMS messages.

Send a message

1. Open Messages. You might be asked to sign in with your Apple ID. Can’t sign in?
2. Click the New Message button at the top of the Messages window.
3. Type the name, email address, or phone number of one or more recipients. Or click the Add button and choose from your contacts.
4. Press Tab or click the message field at the bottom of the window, then type your message.
   • To include emoji, click the Emoji Picker button .
   • To include an image or other file, drag or paste it into the message field.
   • To include an audio recording, click the Record Audio button and record your message.
   • To include other items, such as Memoji stickers, GIFs, and message effects such as balloons or confetti, click the Apps button . This feature is available in macOS Big Sur or later.
   • To help bring your message to the attention of a recipient, include @ before their name, like @John. Or click their name after you type it. Their name is then highlighted in the message, and they will receive a notification letting them know that they have been mentioned. This feature is available in macOS Big Sur or later.
5. Press Return to send the message.

Add a Tapback or inline reply

A Tapback is a quick response that expresses what you think about a message, such as that you like it or think it’s funny. Your Tapback is visible to everyone in the conversation who is using iMessage.

• Control-click a message bubble to open a shortcut menu, then choose a Tapback from the menu.
• Or click a message bubble and press Command-T.

In macOS Big Sur or later, you can create an inline reply to make it clear which specific message you’re replying to in a conversation.

• Control-click the message to open a shortcut menu, then choose Reply.
• Or click a message bubble to select it, then press Command-R.

Find photos and other attachments from conversations

To see all of the photos, links, and other attachments that were exchanged in a conversation, select the conversation in the sidebar, then click the Details button in the upper-right corner of the window, or press Command-I.

In macOS Monterey, you can also see these items in the Shared with You section of the corresponding app. For example, photos and videos you receive automatically appear in the Shared with You section of the Photos app, and links to websites appear in the Shared with You section of the Start Page in Safari.

Pin important conversations

In macOS Big Sur or later, you can pin a conversation to the top of the conversation list in the sidebar so that you can quickly get to it.

• Control-click the conversation to open a shortcut menu, then choose Pin.
• Or drag the conversation to the top of the sidebar.

Pin attachments

In macOS Monterey, you can pin links and other content that you receive, such as podcasts and TV shows. Control-click the item, then choose Pin from the shortcut menu. The item is then elevated in the Shared with You section of the corresponding app, in Messages search, and in the Details view of the conversation.

Mute conversations

If you don’t want to be disturbed by notifications related to a conversation:

1. Select the conversation in the sidebar.
2. Click the Details button in the upper-right corner of the window.
3. Select Hide Alerts.

If a recipient is using Focus to silence notifications, their status appears automatically in Messages, so others know not to interrupt. To set up Focus for yourself, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click Notifications & Focus, then click the Focus tab. This feature is available in macOS Monterey.

Start a FaceTime call from Messages

During a conversation, you can start a FaceTime call with that person or group:

• In macOS Monterey, click the FaceTime button in the upper-right corner of the window, then choose FaceTime Audio or FaceTime Video.
• Or click the Details button in the upper-right corner of the window, then click the FaceTime audio or FaceTime video button.

Share your screen or location

Select the conversation in the sidebar, then click the Details button in the upper-right corner of the window.

• Click the screen sharing button to share your screen.
• Click Share My Location to share your location temporarily or indefinitely. Or click Send My Current Location to send your current location at this moment. You can also see the recipient’s location—if they’re sharing their location with you.

Customize your info or the group

Settings for changing your own name and photo are available by choosing Messages > Preferences from the menu bar. You can click your photo to edit it, and choose whether to share your name and photo with others.

To customize the group, select the group conversation in the sidebar, then click the Details button in the upper-right corner of the window. You can then take these actions:

• Click Change Group Name and Photo.
• Control-click a name, then choose Remove from Conversation. This is available for groups of four or more members.
• Click Leave this Conversation to remove yourself from the group conversation.
• Click Add Member to add a new person to the conversation.

Set up text message forwarding

If you have an iPhone, you can set up text message forwarding to send and receive SMS and MMS messages on your Mac. Learn how to forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to your Mac.

Use Siri to send messages

You can use Siri to send, read, and reply to Messages. Examples:

• ”Send a message to Susan and Johnny saying I’ll be late» or ”Tell Johnny Appleseed the show is about to start” or ”Text a message to 408 555 1212.”
• ”Read the last message from Brian Park” or ”Read my new messages.”
• ”Reply that’s great news” or ”Tell him I’ll be there in 10 minutes.”

Delete a message or conversation

When you delete a message or conversation, it’s permanent: You can’t get it back.

• To delete a message, Control-click the message bubble, then choose Delete from the shortcut menu. Or select the message and choose Edit > Delete from the menu bar.
• To delete a conversation, Control-click the conversation in the sidebar, then choose Delete Conversation from the shortcut menu. Click Delete to confirm.

FaceTime is not available in all countries or regions.

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