Help Why would a group text message get sent to each person individually rather than as part of the group

[JohnJSal]

Hi all. There is a group chat going between my mom, my sister, and me. My mom responded with a text, but somehow it went to me and my sister separately, i.e. it went to the text message thread of just my mom and me on my phone, and the thread for my sister and my mom on my sister's phone. My mom's phone shows that it went to the group chat though! Other texts seem to be going to the group chat normally so far.

Any reason something like this might happen?

 

[ocnbrze]

are these android phones? or iphones?

 

[Brian706]

If it's an android phone, and they are using the Google messages app, there is a setting if you click your profile pic in the upper right and go to: message settings > advanced > group messaging

 

[Clementine_3]

iPhones also need to have settings checked, send as SMS and MMS and group all have to be selected. It's annoying and confusing that they are not all set by default.

 

[maggiem2481]

Hi all. There is a group chat going between my mom, my sister, and me. My mom responded with a text, but somehow it went to me and my sister separately, i.e. it went to the text message thread of just my mom and me on my phone, and the thread for my sister and my mom on my sister's phone. My mom's phone shows that it went to the group chat though! Other texts seem to be going to the group chat normally so far.

Any reason something like this might happen?

Are you using the default messaging app?