How can i get off a group text

Avoid unwanted notifications by learning how to remove yourself from a group text on iPhone.

By Hallei Halter Updated 09/22/2022

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A group text is great for keeping everyone in the loop, but sometimes the text conversation becomes annoying, and the text notifications need to stop! In the steps below, we'll show you how to leave a group chat on iPhone in the Messages app.

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Why You'll Love This Tip

  • Leave a group chat with more than three people.
  • Remove yourself from a group conversation of all iPhone users in a few easy steps. 

How to Remove Yourself from a Group Text: All Members Have iPhones or Other iOS Devices

If message notifications are driving you crazy, you have the option to either leave the group chat or mute text notifications. If everyone in the group text is using an iPhone or another iOS device, they're using iMessage. You can tell if all group members are using iOS devices because your text message bubbles will appear blue, and theirs will appear as gray. In a conversation where one or more members are using Android or other non-Apple devices, your text messages will appear in green bubbles. You'll only have the option to leave a group text on your iPhone if all group chat members are using iOS devices. And, if all else fails, be sure to check out our article on how to block unknown calls on your iPhone. Here's how to leave a group chat on iPhone if every member of the chat is using an Apple device.

  1. Open the Messages app.
  2. Tap the group text you want to exit.
  3. Tap the top header of the conversation, where the Messages profiles are. 
  4. Tap Leave this Conversation.
  5. To confirm, tap Leave this Conversation again.
  6. Tap Done
  7. You will now no longer be able to type or text in the group chat and you will no longer receive notifications. However, the past conversation will remain on your phone until you delete it.
  8. It also will alert every other member in the group that you have left the group chat. 

Don't have the option to leave the conversation? This may be for a few reasons. The first is because the group message may only have three participants in total. You can't leave a group text with only three participants because one person leaving would make it cease to be a group text, and apparently, iPhones can't handle that existential crisis yet. The other reason you may not be able to leave a group chat is because not all participants are iPhone users. In that case, be sure to check out our article on how to block numbers and contacts or how to silence unwanted notifications. 

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Hallei is a 2018 graduate of Maharishi University of Management with a BFA in Creative & Professional Writing. She's currently working on a novel about people using witchcraft to clean their houses.

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Why can't I remove myself from a group text?

How to leave group texts on Android. For Android users, Chat does not allow users to leave a conversation entirely. Instead, you'll need to mute the conversation (Google calls this "hiding" the conversation).

Can you remove yourself from a group text?

Click on the group name, scroll down to the bottom of the settings page that pops up, and click “Exit Group.”

How do you politely get removed from a group text?

“You can certainly say, 'I'm sorry my decision makes you unhappy' — that's basic good manners,” she adds. “But you don't owe them a further explanation. You have a right to protect your time.” This originally appeared as “My friends often include me on group messages, and my phone gets overrun with texts.

How do I block group texts?

In the group chat, tap on the downward arrowhead icon near the names/phone numbers in the top bar. Tap on the three small dots in the top right corner and select Blocklist from the pop-up submenu to block all incoming messages in the group text.

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