I'm sure you guys know about the group text. I recently moved to the galaxy s7 from an iphone 6. I noticed that group texting doesnt really work. I can send group text messages to my friends with iphone but i will only be able to see one person's reply, and i dont get anything from anyone else. MMS is enabled and group chat is enabled. Does anyone know a work around, tip, or trick to get group texting?
kenny08vt said:
I'm sure you guys know about the group text. I recently moved to the galaxy s7 from an iphone 6. I noticed that group texting doesnt really work. I can send group text messages to my friends with iphone but i will only be able to see one person's reply, and i dont get anything from anyone else. MMS is enabled and group chat is enabled. Does anyone know a work around, tip, or trick to get group texting?
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If u are talking about whatsapp u can do group chat by broadcasting messages to different groups
fahad√√hacker said:
If u are talking about whatsapp u can do group chat by broadcasting messages to different groups
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I fixed it got all of my iphone friends to delete my text messages on their phones and i deleted them on my phone, then re-established a group message and it all worked. Btw you have to go to the apple website and de-register imessage for the apple account that you previously had.
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iphone uses MMS to send single group threaded messages to each other, i have been added to a chat group like this, except for when i receive the messages from the group they arrive on my phone from each separate individual. so i cant really respond to the group.
I have tried handcent and go sms pro, but neither of them seem to work
i could use groupme, but that is an inconvenience to the other users of the group
there must be something in development or a loop hole that anyone knows about, if testing etc is necessary i could def help with that
With the default Android messaging app when you start a new message you can type in multiple contacts separated by commas
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killersnowman said:
With the default Android messaging app when you start a new message you can type in multiple contacts separated by commas
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thanks for the reply but thats not actually what i am trying to do, that would send a bunch of people the same, but separate messages. I am looking to send the same message to a bunch of people in the same thread, like groupme does, but not with an app and using MMS just like the iphone4 does
anyone got an idea?
I've looked throughout the forum and I haven't found any concrete answer to my problem. Is there any way I can receive group texts across platforms? So if my friend sends a text from his iphone to multiple people (including other iphone and android users), it will show in one thread? If there is a solution, can someone post step by step instructions? I saw that ATT messages does this but I don't like the UI. Sorry, I am new to android and would really appreciate the help.
EDIT: Also, if my friend sends that group text, if does show up in a thread, when I respond I want the app to respond back to everyone in that thread....thanks for the help guys
Without a 3rd party app, it's not possible. If your friends get Chat On or Whatsapp (I have both and they are both very good since they use data instead of cell to send messages. Also super fast), you could group chat across all platforms.
EDIT: Also some extra info about the apps, they are connected to your phone number so as long as anyone installs it, you will see them on your list. No need for usernames or anything, it uses your number. I also prefer the Whatsapp app because I guess it's a bit cleaner you could say but they are both good.
You can do group texting with Handcent and goSMS...need to enable an option in settings.
Ive just started doing group mms...its a great feature. But sometimes i get confused. One of my buddies sent out a group mms to about 12 or so people and only three were in the same thread and the rest were just coming in on their own message. The wierd thing was tho, on each message it showed that there was the same 12 people. I dont know why it went to a single thread for some people and not the same thread. I do group mms all the time between iphone and my nexus 4 so thats not the problem. Anyone got any ideas?
Everyone has to have group messaging on their end for all of the messages to show up in the same text you got. If the person responding does not have group messaging capabilities it will come to you as a separate text
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Everyone has to have group messaging on their end for all of the messages to show up in the same text you got. If the person responding does not have group messaging capabilities it will come to you as a separate text
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see thats the weird thing...a couple people who i know for a fact have it (iphones) because i usually group text with them were seperate
Yea but do they have the option on at that time
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Switched over to a 6p three weeks ago. Came from ab iPhone. Deactivated iMessage. I send and receive individual texts fine. And send group Texts fine. I don't receive group Texts. Any advice on why I don't receive group Texts.
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I think your friends still think that your on iphone so they are trying to use the iMessage protocol for the group message.
Your friends will need to re-create the group on their end to use your phone number, and not your imessage address.
abella0 said:
I think your friends still think that your on iphone so they are trying to use the iMessage protocol for the group message.
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rkennison said:
Your friends will need to re-create the group on their end to use your phone number, and not your imessage address.
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You both have answered a problem for me before I even have the phone. Pre-emptive THANKS!!
Is anyone able to get the group chat working on this? i only get single messages from who ever replies individually instead of the group message.
dontpushmongo said:
Is anyone able to get the group chat working on this? i only get single messages from who ever replies individually instead of the group message.
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yeah i had the same problem but just download the android messages app, make that your default messaging app, and it should work itself out. some reason group chat setting is not available on the stock messaging app.