Have a group conversation in Messages on iPhone

You can send a group text message, name it, and assign it an icon to find it more easily. In a group conversation, you can call people’s attention to specific messages and even collaborate on projects.

A group conversation including shared files.

Start a group conversation

You can send a message to multiple people to start a group conversation.

Go to the Messages app on your iPhone.
In the conversation list, tap at the bottom right of the screen.
Tap the To field, then enter the phone number, contact name, or Apple Account of each recipient.
To choose group members from your contacts, tap in the To field.
Note: If one or more of your recipients isn’t using iMessage, messages appear in green bubbles instead of blue ones.
Tap the text field, enter a message or tap (to the left of the text field) to send a photo, video, poll, or another item with iMessage apps.
Tap .

Add someone to an existing group conversation

If you have at least two other people in a group conversation, you can add additional contacts.

Go to the Messages app on your iPhone.
Tap the group conversation you want to add someone to.
Tap the group icon at the top of the conversation, then tap Add.
Enter the phone number, contact name, or Apple Account of each recipient.
To add group members from your contacts, tap in the To field.
Tap to save your changes.

Note: If the group includes someone who hasn’t turned on iMessage, follow the onscreen instructions to start a new group.

If you only have one other person in the conversation, you need to start a new group conversation to add someone else.

To remove someone from a group conversation in iMessage, touch and hold their icon, then tap Remove from Group.

In iOS 26 or later, you can add new contacts introduced in group conversations. See Create a contact.

Leave a group conversation

You can leave a group chat if there are at least three other participants in the conversation.

Go to the Messages app on your iPhone.
Tap the group conversation you want to leave.
Tap the contact or group icon at the top of the conversation.
Scroll down and tap Leave This Conversation or Delete and Block This Conversation. (Learn more about deleting and blocking conversations.)
Blocked conversations are moved to the Recently Deleted folder, where you can recover them.

If you want to stay in a group chat but stop receiving its notifications, mute the conversation instead.

Mention people in a group conversation

You can mention someone by name in a group conversation to call their attention to a specific message, and they’ll get a notification. Depending on their settings, the person you mention may be notified even if they have the conversation muted.

Go to the Messages app on your iPhone.
In a conversation, begin typing a contact’s name in the text field.
Tap the contact’s name when it appears.
You can also mention a contact in Messages by typing @ followed by the contact’s name.
To change whether you get notifications when your name is mentioned in Messages, go to Settings > Apps > Messages, then turn on or off Notify Me.

Name a group conversation

You can name a group chat and choose an icon* to represent the conversation. Everyone who has turned on iMessage sees the new name and icon.

Go to the Messages app on your iPhone.
Tap the group icon at the top of the conversation.
Tap Edit, tap Edit Name & Photo, then choose an option.

Send or request money

In group iMessage conversations in iOS 26 or later, you can send money to someone in a group chat or make a request of the group to split bills, organize gifts, or pay someone back, then track payments in the Wallet app. See Send, request, and receive payments with Apple Cash in Messages.

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