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Group messaging is great for coordinating a plan with your friends, but it can be frustrating when your iPhone constantly receives notifications for conversations you’re not interested in. Fortunately, leaving a group chat or muting notifications is a quick and easy process. Here’s how to do it:
Make Sure the Group is Set to Messages
Before leaving a group chat or muting notifications, ensure that the conversation you want to leave or mute is actually on Messages and not on a different platform like WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger.
How to Leave a Group Chat
If you no longer want to receive messages from a specific group conversation, you can choose to leave it entirely. Here’s how:
- Open the Messages app on your iPhone and select the group chat you want to leave
- In the upper-right corner, you’ll see a circle with an “i” in it. Tap on this to see more options
- Scroll down the list and select “Leave this Conversation”
- Confirm by tapping “Done”
Note that if you don’t see the “Leave this Conversation” option, it’s possible that the group chat contains less than four members, or some participants are not on iOS/iMessage, which means Apple has no control over the conversation. In this case, you won’t be able to leave the chat using this method.
Mute Notifications for a Group Chat
If you’re not ready to leave a group chat entirely, but still want to cut down on the notifications you receive, you can mute the conversation instead. To do this:
- Open the Messages app and select the group chat you want to mute
- Tap on the “i” icon in the upper-right corner
- Select “Do Not Disturb” instead of “Leave this Conversation”
- Confirm by tapping “Done”
This setting will mute all notifications from the group conversation so your phone won’t keep buzzing unless you manually check for new messages.
By following these simple steps, you can easily leave or mute unwanted group conversations and regain control of your notifications.
FAQs
Can I leave a group chat if someone in the chat is not using an iPhone?
If one or more members of the group chat uses a non-iMessage platform, such as Android or Windows phone, you won’t be able to leave the conversation entirely.
How do I know if a group conversation is on Messages or another platform?
You can tell which platform a group conversation is on by checking the color of the chat bubble. Messages sent through the iMessage platform have blue chat bubbles, while messages sent through other platforms have green chat bubbles.