How to Remove Someone from a Group Text on iMessage

Are you bent on removing someone from a group text on iMessage but you can’t seem to wrap your head around why you are struggling with that? Then this article is all you need to remove unwanted members of a group on your iMessage group chat.

If you’ve not tried removing someone from a group text or you tried removing someone but you can’t seem to wrap your head around why can’t remove such person then you are at the right place

Removing someone from a group is pretty easy. You only have to locate the person’s contact on the group and remove them.

But then, you might struggle to remove someone from a group on your iPhone/iPad/iPod if you are restricted by the app due to certain conditions placed by Apple.

Now, below are some of the conditions that could restrict you from removing someone from a group.

Unable to Remove Someone from a Group Text

If you have tried to remove someone from a group text and you seem to not spot the remove button, then these three conditions are in place

You might be surprised about these restrictions. But it is what it is.

• There are less than three members in your group message.
• The particular contact is using SMS messaging. The contact can also be using an iPhone but he/she is using SMS
• The person is using an Android or any other type of non-apple operating system.

Removing Someone from a Group text on iMessage

Since you are aware of the restrictions stopping you or that could potentially restrict you from removing someone then you should ensure that none of these restrictions affects you.

• Launch the iMessage app
• Next, open the message thread of the person you want to remove.
• At the top of the group, you will see a cluster of avatars on top.

• Tap the “(i)” icon for more information.
• Now, locate the contact of the person you want to remove and swipe from right to left.
• Finally, tap on the red Remove button next to the person you’d like to remove.

That is all you need to do to remove someone from your iMessage group chat.

Looking at the procedure. It seems fairly easy to do, but then if you are faced with any of the above restrictions there are some steps you can take if the person you want to remove is a troll

But before we go into that, let’s explain how you can do this if you are using an Android device

How to Remove Someone from a Group Text on Android

If you are using an Android device, the app is a little bit different from that on iPhone but they have some similarities 

While the group text is synonymous with iPhone or Apple devices, the chat app is synonymous with Android devices.

If you own an Andriod smartphone with the chat app. Here is how you can remove someone from the group

1. Launch the Chat app or Gmail app.
2. Next, choose an existing group conversation.
3. Navigate to the top of the group conversation name.
4. Now, tap the Right arrow
5. To remove people simply tap their name and then Delete.
6. Finally, tap Done.

How to Remove Someone from a Group Text on Samsung

Samsung is an Android device. It also uses the chat app, but Samsung has its dedicated chat app with similar features as the group text on iPhone.

If you own a Samsung device, here is how you can remove someone from a group 

• Launch the Samsung Messages app.
• Open the group conversation with the person you want to remove
• Tap the name of the conversation. You should see Add/Remove recipient at the top
• Tap on remove and select the person you want to remove

How to Remove Someone from Group Text on iPhone 11

If you are using an iPhone 11, chances are you are using nothing less than an iOS version 13 however it can be upgraded to iOS 16.

That being said, the iOS version or phone type doesn’t change the group text restriction.

If you want to remove someone from a group the same process follows for all iPhones which are

• Launch the iMessage app
• Next, open the message thread of the person you want to remove.
• At the top of the group, you will see a cluster of avatars on top.
• Tap the “(i)” icon for more information.
• Now, locate the contact of the person you want to remove and swipe from right to left
• Finally, tap on the red Remove button next to the person you’d like to remove

By now removing someone from a group text shouldn’t be much of an issue. However, the restriction is something you really can do anything about right? Wrong!!!. There are some alternative steps you can take if you want to limit or stop receiving messages from the person you are trying to remove from the group

Alternative ways of Removing Someone from a Group Text

The restriction above might not grant you the ability to remove someone from a group. But then, I will be showing you some other ways to limit your contact with the person you are trying to remove from the group

Starting from the easiest 

1. Mute the group

If you cannot remove the person from the group and you can are usually tempted to open the group when you get a notification, you can simply mute the group and ignore it altogether

Here is how you can do that

• Launch the iMessage app on your iPhone
• Open the group chat
• Next, tap the circle of profile pictures at the top of the group.
• Tap on the ‘i‘ icon option. tapping this icon will show you the list of group members.
• Now scroll down to the bottom of the window and toggle on “Hide Alert”

Once you mute the group conversation, you will not be getting any notification from the group. 

If you feel you might end up checking the group or that doesn’t solve the issue. You can decide to block the person

2. Block the Contact

Apart from removing someone from the group, you can also block the person as an alternative action. Doing this will ensure that you don’t receive their messages.

However, other group members will receive messages from the troll

That being said, here is how you can block someone in a group

• Launch the iMessage app on your device
• Open the group chat 
• Tap on the contact group. This is located at the top of the group
• Now, select the ‘i’ info icon. You should see it at the top right along with the “facetime” and “audio” icon
• On the next screen, you will see the list of group members
• Tap on the individual you want to block
• Tap on “Block this Caller“. You should find this at the bottom of the page 
• Now select “block contact” again when it brings a confirmation

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3. Leave the group

Maybe you feel you are not gaining anything from the group and you cannot bear having the troll in the group.  

If that is the case, you can leave the group as a last resort

Here is how you can do that

• Launch iMessage and go to the group text conversation
• Next, tap on the cluster of icons at the top of the group
• Scroll down and locate and tap “Leave this Conversation“
• For iOS 14 or earlier you have to tap the “i” icon and then tap Leave this Conversation.

4. Add someone to the group

Over here you can simply use some tricks to bypass the restriction by adding someone to the group and then removing the troll.

Probably, you are three in the group and out cannot remove anyone again. This would work perfectly.

NB: If you are struggling to add someone to the group check this post.

Now that you have been exposed to a different alternative to removing someone from a group text, let’s delve into some commonly asked questions regarding this topic

If I Remove Someone from a Group Text will they know?

Once you remove someone from a group, they would not be aware of it on the instance until they check in to the group. In hindsight, what this means is that, if you remove someone from a group they will know that they have been removed.

Why can’t I Remove Someone from a Group Text on my iPhone?

If you are struggling to remove someone from the group. It isn’t a strange ordeal, What that means is that there is one of the restrictions stopping you from removing someone from a group.

Hence these are the restrictions

• There are less than three members in your group message.
• The particular contact is using SMS messaging. The contact can also be using an iPhone but he/she is using SMS
• The person is using an Android or any other type of non-apple operating system.

How to Delete Text Groups on

Well, you can’t do that even if you are the one that initiated the group. The best you can do if you want to end a group is to inform a group member and leave e the group.

Conclusion

Removing someone from a group seems easy until you are faced with the restriction. But then that shouldn’t stop you from muting, blocking or leaving the group if you run out of options.