How to delete a group chat on messages

Q: How do I delete a group conversation?

You cant delete your history for group conversations with 2 or more people..

Find out how to add and remove people in group text messages on your iPhone or iPad.

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How to add someone to a group text message
How to remove someone from a group text message
If you can't add or remove someone in a group message
You can delete the text group, but it might come back
What to Know
How Do I Delete a Text Group?
How Do I Get Rid of Recent Text Groups on iPhone?
How Do You Permanently Delete a Group Chat?
How do you permanently delete a group chat on Imessage?
How do I delete a group from my text messages?
How do I delete a group conversation?
How do you delete a group on iPhone?

With iMessage, you can add someone to a group text message if there are three or more people in the group and everyone is using an Apple device. To remove someone, you need four or more people to be in the group.
You can't add or remove people in group SMS/MMS messages and you can't add or remove someone if anyone in the group is using a non-Apple device. Find out the difference between iMessage and SMS/MMS messages.

How to add someone to a group text message

Tap the group message that you want to add someone to.
Tap the group icons at the top of the thread.
Tap the grey arrow icon to the right of the contacts, then tap Add Contact
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Type the contact that you want to add, then tap Done.

How to remove someone from a group text message

Tap the group message that has the contact you want to remove.
Tap the group icons at the top of the thread.
Tap the grey arrow icon to the right of the contacts, then swipe left over the name of the person you want to remove.
Tap Remove, then tap Done.

If you invite others in your group message to collaborate on a project, those contacts may still have access to the project after you've removed them from the group message. Apps that host the shared project usually control access.

Want to remove yourself from a group text message? Find out how to mute the notifications from a group text or leave the conversation in the Messages app.

If you can't add or remove someone in a group message

You can only remove someone if the group has four or more people, and everyone is using an Apple device, such as an iPhone or iPad.
You can only add someone to a group message if they're using an Apple device. If you want to add someone to a group message but they're using a non-Apple device, you'll need to create a new group message. That message will use SMS/MMS by default since someone is using a non-Apple device.
You can only add someone to a group message that already includes three or more people. You can't add someone to a Messages conversation that you're already having with just one other person.

Published Date: September 16, 2022

You can delete the text group, but it might come back

Updated on March 25, 2022

What to Know

To delete a text group on iPhone, swipe the group message to the left and tap Delete.
Tap the profile icons or the i icon at the top of a group message, then tap Leave this Conversation and confirm you want to leave.
If anyone in your group uses Android, you can delete the conversation, but it will reappear the next time messages arrive.

This article provides instructions for how to leave a text group, mute notifications on a text group, and delete a group chat permanently.

How Do I Delete a Text Group?

Text groups are text messages shared with three or more people. You can initiate a text group, or someone else can. If you're part of a text group you no longer want to participate in, you can delete the text group to remove yourself from the conversation. To do that:

On iOS 12 and newer, tap the profile icons at the top of the message thread and then tap Leave this Conversation.
On iOS 11 and older, tap the i icon at the top of the message thread and then tap Leave this Conversation.

Once you've left the conversation, you'll no longer receive notifications from the group text unless someone on the group is an Android user. In that case, the text group will come back when someone sends a message in the group.

If so, you may want to stop the notifications from the group. To do that, open the message thread and tap the profile icons or the i icon at the top of the message thread. (It depends on the version of iOS you have.) Then toggle Hide Alerts On (the button is green when On and gray when Off). You'll no longer receive alerts for messages in this group.

How Do I Get Rid of Recent Text Groups on iPhone?

There's another way to get rid of text groups on your iPhone, too. Find the group message in your text list, and then swipe the group message to the left and tap Delete. This method deletes the group for you but leaves it active for other people.

It will remove you from the current conversation going on in the group. However, if there is an Android user in the group when the next message comes through, you'll be brought back into the conversation. You can use the instructions above to silence the notifications for the group.

Also, if the people in the group you deleted start a new text thread and add you to it, you will receive those messages. You'll need to go through these steps again to stop receiving them.

How Do You Permanently Delete a Group Chat?

To permanently delete a group chat, you can use the same swipe left, and tap Delete action to delete all the messages in the conversation. Be sure you've saved any shared images or videos from the chat before you delete it because once it's gone, you cannot get those back.

FAQ

How do I make text groups on an iPhone?
Start a group text on iPhone by opening Messages and tapping Compose > Add (Plus icon) > and searching for contacts to add to the group text. Then type your message and press Send.
How do I name text groups on my iPhone?
To name your text group on an iPhone, open the group text > tap the icons at the top of the conversation > and select Change Name and Photo. Type a new name > assign each participant a new photo if you want to > and select Done when you're finished. If you don't see the name change option, that's because not everyone in the text group has an Apple device.
How do I delete groups from text messages on Android?

If you want to leave a group text on Android, you must ask someone to remove you. However, you can mute or delete the conversation to stop receiving notifications. Select the three vertical dots on the upper-right part of the conversation and tap the Notifications bell to silence alerts or choose Delete.

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How do you permanently delete a group chat on Imessage?

To delete a text group on iPhone, swipe the group message to the left and tap Delete. Tap the profile icons or the i icon at the top of a group message, then tap Leave this Conversation and confirm you want to leave.

How do I delete a group from my text messages?

If you want to remove the group text from your messaging app entirely, you'll need to take one more step. 4. After muting the group text, tap and hold the conversation again, then tap the "Delete" button in the bottom-right of the screen. 5.