Group text messages can be terrific for keeping in touch with family members or a bunch of friends all at the same time. You might even use them for a brief team communication at work or a group project for school. But once the conversation is over, you probably just want to leave, right?
Here’s how to leave a group text on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Leave a group message
On iPhone and iPad
- Open the Messages app on your iPhone or iPad and select the conversation from your list.
- Tap the group name or people’s profile picture from the top of the message window.
- Scroll down and tap Leave this Conversation.
On Mac
- Go inside the Messages app and select the conversation from your list.
- Click the info icon ⓘ from the top right of the message window.
- Select Leave this Conversation.
Not allowed to leave the conversation?
Is the Leave this Conversation option unavailable or grayed out? There’s a reason for that.
- You can only leave iMessage conversations. You cannot leave group messages that are SMS or MMS (where one or more participants do not use iMessage, such as Android users).
- You can only leave a group conversation if there are three or more participants.
You can delete the conversation if you’re unable to leave it. However, as soon as one of the participants sends a message, you’ll be right back in it. One other option if you can’t leave the group text is to mute the notifications for new messages.
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