Group texts are both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, they help bring everyone involved together and facilitate efficient information exchange. However, they can backfire if you're added to an unwanted group text. To prevent this, here are four ways to help you block annoying group chats on your iPhone.
Filtering out unwanted group chats from regular chats has become increasingly difficult. However, there are always some common factors, such as typos in the text, a sense of urgency in the language of the text, a string of unknown numbers added to the group text, etc., that can help distinguish them from regular group chats.
So, if you find yourself added to one, here's how to block that unwanted group chat on your iPhone.
1. Mute group chat
Sometimes we've been added to irrelevant group chats by our acquaintances and can't leave the group chat at the moment. In this case, you can mute the group chat and block all notifications. This is especially useful if you don't have the option to leave the group chat. Here's how.
Step 1: Open an app Messages on your iPhone.
Step 2: Here, click on Group chat related to.
Step 3: Click on Group details.
Step 4: Scroll down and turn on Hide alerts key.
This will ensure that group text notifications are blocked on your iPhone. You can also check out our article to learn more about this feature. Hide notifications on your iPhone.
2. Leave the group chat and delete the messages.
If a group chat has more than three participants, you can use the Leave Group Chat option. Please note that this option can also be disabled if the group chat mixes iMessage users with regular SMS users instead of iMessage users. So, before that happens, leave the group and stop unwanted group chats from cluttering your message window. Here's how.
Step 1: Open an app Messages Tap on the group chat you want to leave.
Step 2: Here, click on Group details.
Step 3: Once the option is enabled, tap on “Leave this conversation.”
Now, if you find group chat messages in the Messages window or want to delete them, you can do so using the Delete Message option. Here's how.
Step 1: Open an app Messages Continue swiping left in the relevant group chat.
Step 2: Click on the icon Trash.
Step 3: Now, in the upper left corner, tap Filters.
Step 4: Scroll down and tap "Recently Deleted".
Step 5: Here, select the deleted group chat and click on delete.
Step 6: Click on delete Message to confirm.
This will ensure that any unwanted messages sent so far are deleted from the group chat.
3. Enable spam filters on iPhone and filter out unknown senders
The most permanent solution to prevent unwanted group chats from adding you in the future is to: Enable the spam filter on your iPhoneThis way, unknown senders won't be able to contact you via private messages or group chats. However, it may also block some real contacts if they aren't saved on your device. If you want to try this method, follow the steps below.
Step 1: Open an app Settings on your device.
Step 2: Scroll down and tap Messages.
Step 3: Click on “Unknown and spam.”
Step 4: Here, turn on the toggle switch for Filter out unknown senders.
Step 5: You can also tap on the relevant app and set it as an SMS filter.
This will ensure your messages are scanned through the app. For this purpose, you can also select third-party apps such as Truecaller, if available.
4. Block all phone numbers in the group.
While blocking unknown numbers will block people outside your contact list, people currently added to it can still add you to group chats. For regular offenders, you can take the final step and block them from your device entirely. This will also prevent them from contacting you via calls, messages, direct chats, or group chats. Here's how.
Tip: Learn more about what happens when youBlock someone on your iPhone.
Step 1: Open the Messages app and tap Group chat Unwanted.
Step 2: Now, press Group chat details.
Step 3: Click on the arrow icon to open List of added members.
Step 4: Then press Contact that you want to block.
Step 5: Here, click on Block this caller.
Step 6: Click on block contact For confirmation.
Now, repeat steps 4 to 6 for all other numbers and block all numbers in the group on your iPhone.
common questions:
Q1. Can blocked contacts add you back to group chats on the Messages app?
The answer: No, blocked contacts cannot reach you through any of Apple's native apps, such as Messages and FaceTime. This also means that the blocked contact cannot add you to a group chat in the Messages app.
Q2. Can you report unwanted group chats through the Messages app?
The answer: Although you may not find an option to report a group chat as a whole, you can individually report text messages to Apple before deleting the group chat.
Stop unwanted group chats
It's always a good idea to block annoying group chats on your iPhone, especially those claiming you just won the next billion-dollar jackpot. You can also consider Block unwanted calls on your iPhone And save yourself the hassle of dealing with spammers.
