Let’s discuss how to remove someone from a group text in this article and how you can do it the right way. Group texting is an effective method to reach out to a large audience especially when you need to pass information across to a large number of people within a short time frame. It saves you time and money. However, there are moments when you need to remove someone from a group text and you no longer want the person to receive messages from you.
It’s effortless to add contacts to the group text but removing someone requires more detailed steps which this article will be guiding you through. Irrespective of the reason you need to remove a contact, you can do it by yourself easily since it’s the reverse of adding someone to the list.
This article will walk you through how to remove someone from a group text on iPhone and Android and also point out the common why you can’t remove someone from a group text.
In case you mistakenly added someone to the group text or a newly added member has been sending irrelevant text messages to the group creating a nuisance, then the last stroke might be to remove them indeed.
However, before you can remove anyone from the group text, you need to ensure that you meet specific criteria with ease. Some people complain about not being able to remove someone from a group text on an iPhone’s iMessage. Well, just relax because this post will resolve that issue for you.
Before we break down the steps on how to remove someone from a group text, make sure you do not mix up the SMS messaging app of the iPhone with the normal SMS/MMS messaging app. Note that the iPhone SMS app has the exact blue color for its pop-up messages. For more guidelines, ensure you read to the end of this article. 
Why can’t I Remove Someone from a Group Text?
Since you can’t add or remove people in group SMS/MMS messages before you can remove someone from a group text, you have to meet up with certain criteria which include the below:
- There are not up to four participants in the group message.
- Everyone in the group must be using an Apple device, such as an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if not you won’t see the “Remove” option.
- In case one of the contacts is using SMS messaging, whether it’s an iPhone user, it may still appear blue; which implies that you won’t see the ‘Remove’ option.
- Someone in the group is using a non-apple Operating System.
- All members of the group message are not using the same version of iMessage.
- Members in the group are not using iMessage at all.
- There’s poor or no internet connection.
All of the above are reasons why you can’t remove someone from a group text. 
Can you Remove Someone from a Group Text without them knowing?
No, they would certainly get a notification informing them about their removal from a particular group and by a particular person just like when you leave a group on WhatsApp.
However, you can’t subsequently delete them from viewing previous messages and they would also have direct access to the cluster and can also access the numbers of the other current group members. 
How to Remove Someone from a Group Text in Gmail or Chat App
In case you need to add or remove someone from a group text, here’s a general way you can go about it below:
- Open the Chat app or Gmail app depending on the device you are using.
- Choose an existing group conversation.
- Click on the Right arrow at the top side, next to the conversation name to begin a new chat.
- Now, you can add or remove people from the existing group.
- Click on Done.
Here’s how to remove someone from a group text message, follow the steps below:
- Click on the group message that has the contact you wish to remove.
- Now, click on the group icon located at the top of the thread.
- Click on the gray arrow icon to the right of the contacts, then swipe left over the name of the exact person you want to remove.
- Click on Remove, and tap Done.
That’s it! You have successfully removed the person from the group text.
How to remove Someone from a Group Text on iPhone
It’s easy to remove someone from a group text message on iPhone, even if the controls are a little concealed.
Note that everyone in the group must be using iMessage (blue chat bubbles) as you won’t be able to remove anybody with the regular SMS or MMS group chats (green chat bubbles). At least four people must be in the group chat for the Remove option to be displayed.
Here’s how to Remove Someone from a group text on iPhone:
- Navigate to iMessage: Start by unlocking your iOS device, and from your home screen, select the iMessage icon to open it.
- Open the Group Chat: Once the iMessage has been opened, search for the group chat from where you wish to remove a user. You may find it at the top if you are a regular user of the group text or you may need to scroll to the end of the page if you seldom use the group text.
- Tap on the Group Participants list: The next thing to do from the group chat page is to click right on the top, where you can see a cluster of the members’ list. Once you have more than 4 people in the group, it would be visible to you as ”5 people”. However, in case there are less than 4 people, it will only appear in two-three circular icons or symbols.
- Choose the Info Symbol: Now that you have more than 4 people, you will be able to see three options available horizontally on the screen. choose the third option, which is the info ‘i’ icon by the side.
- Glide to the Left: Carefully slide from the left to the right in the name panel of the person to be removed from the group text, you can do this subsequently on the given page.
- Click on the Remove option: Finally, a pop-up dialogue box will be displayed from the two options you will see. Tap on the first option, which is Remove.
You have successfully removed someone from a group text on your iPhone.
How to Remove Someone from a group Text on Android
Do you know it’s also possible to remove someone from a group text on Android? Well, not only can you remove someone from a group text on iPhone, but you can also do it if you have an Android device. Here’s how to remove someone from a group text on Android:
- Set up the native messaging app of your Android device by clicking on it.
- Click on the group text you want to open on the messaging app you have chosen.
- Tap the kebab (i.e., the 3-vertical-dot icon) Menu at the top right of the group text page.
- Click on the “Add or Remove People” option in the Menu that is been displayed.
- Enter the contact name or the number of the person you want to remove from the group text in the “Search Contacts” field.
- Once you locate the person, click on the said contact to remove the checkmark beside it, now remove the said person from the group text.
- Finally, click on the “Done” button for the changes to take effect.
You will know once you have successfully removed that person when the checkmark disappears, and the name is removed from the list of contacts.