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Samsung: Send a Text Message to a Group

Typing out the same text to five people one by one gets old fast, and picking each contact by hand in Messages is easy to mess up. If you already saved a group of people in Contacts, there is a faster way to reach everyone at once without adding them individually. The trick is knowing where the Groups option actually sits inside the Messages app.

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Send a Group Text Message auf Samsung

Samsung Messages lets you message several people in two ways. You can tap in individual contacts one at a time, or you can pull in an entire saved group with a single tap. The second option only works if that group already exists in your Contacts app.

To use it, open a new conversation and choose the group option instead of adding people by hand. The full path is Tap on MessagesTap on Add conversationTap on AddTap on GroupsChoose a GroupSelect the desired Contacts and tap DoneEnter a Text message and tap on Send.

Once you confirm the recipients, everyone in that group is added to the message at once, and you type your text just like a normal SMS. If no group exists yet, you still need to add each contact manually, since Messages cannot create a group on the fly during this flow.

Whether replies land in one shared thread or come back as separate messages depends on your carrier and on whether group messaging (MMS) is enabled on the device. If you only need to reach the same people occasionally, adding them individually is fine. If it is a recurring group chat, saving them as a group in Contacts first saves time every time you message them.

Frequently asked questions

Adding a Group pulls in every saved member at once through Tap on GroupsChoose a Group, while adding contacts individually means selecting each person separately in the Add conversation screen. The group option only appears if you already created that group in Contacts.

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