While group chats are great for keeping in touch with friends, colleagues, and family, they can sometimes be annoying—to the point where you just want to leave. But Apple's Messages app doesn't always make it easy to do that.
Why can't I leave a group chat in Apple's Messages app?
You can create or join three types of group chats in Apple's Messages app: iMessage groups, RCS groups, and SMS/MMS groups. While iMessage groups are limited to Apple users, RCS and SMS/MMS groups include participants from other platforms like Android.
You can tell you're in an iMessage group when you see blue text bubbles, but it can be hard to tell the difference between RCS and SMS/MMS at first glance because they both have green bubbles. So take a closer look at the text input field; if you see RCS next to Text Message , you're in an RCS group.
Here’s the thing: SMS/MMS groups don’t give you the option to leave because you’re not actually using the instant messaging platform. Instead, these messages are sent through your carrier. So all you can do is mute or delete and block the conversation.
However, you can leave RCS and iMessage groups as long as they have at least 3 other participants. If you can't leave any of these groups despite meeting the requirements, it's likely because one or more participants don't have RCS or iMessage turned on.
How to Leave an iMessage and RCS Group Chat on iPhone
As mentioned, you can only leave an iMessage or RCS group if there are at least three other participants. You can leave by following these steps:
What to do if you can't leave a group chat?
It's not possible to leave if you're a member of an SMS/MMS group. However, you can still eliminate the noise by simply muting the message thread or deleting and blocking the conversation.
To mute a group SMS/MMS, swipe left on the group message thread and tap the Alerts button (the purple bell icon). After you do this, a crescent icon will appear next to the group conversation to indicate that the group is muted. When you're ready to unmute the group, swipe left and tap the Alerts button again.
However, if you want to block SMS/MMS group chats, follow these steps:
After you do this, the Messages app will move the thread to the Recently Deleted folder . Any new messages you receive in the group will be automatically deleted and you won't get notifications about them. However, you can recover your text messages by going to Filters > Recently Deleted in the Messages app.
Group conversations will be permanently deleted from your iPhone if you don't receive any new messages in the next 30 days.
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