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Go back to my question iPhone User profile for user: Aaronrlewis Aaronrlewis Author User level: Level 1 19 points How do I send mass text without having everyone see each others response?

How do I send mass text without having everyone see each others response?

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1.4

Posted on Aug 2, 2013 11:24 AM

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Posted on Sep 6, 2013 7:58 AM

Hey Aaronrlewis,

The feature you are looking for exists by using SMS. This can be done by toggling off iMessage and by toggling off "Group Messaging". Both of these settings are found in Settings > Messages.

When iMessage and Group Messaging are off, you will be able to send a multiple recipeint text using SMS. This will cause all replies to your SMS to come only to you, as SMS does not support the features used with Group Messaging.

This will also cause MMS to work as well with multiple recipeints, without using the Group Messaging features, so that way you can send multimedia to multiple recipeints. Only you will receive the replies when iMessage and Group Messaging are disabled.

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Question marked as Top-ranking reply User profile for user: cody85 cody85 User level: Level 1 12 points

Sep 6, 2013 7:58 AM in response to Aaronrlewis

Hey Aaronrlewis,

The feature you are looking for exists by using SMS. This can be done by toggling off iMessage and by toggling off "Group Messaging". Both of these settings are found in Settings > Messages.

When iMessage and Group Messaging are off, you will be able to send a multiple recipeint text using SMS. This will cause all replies to your SMS to come only to you, as SMS does not support the features used with Group Messaging.

This will also cause MMS to work as well with multiple recipeints, without using the Group Messaging features, so that way you can send multimedia to multiple recipeints. Only you will receive the replies when iMessage and Group Messaging are disabled.

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User profile for user: kjbigman kjbigman User level: Level 1 13 points

Jul 20, 2016 12:01 PM in response to Aaronrlewis

If you send a text to a group, it will automatically open a group chat, and everyone will be able to see each other's response. You can turn off iMessage like Cody said, or, if you want to keep iMessage, you can download Hit Em Up. It's an app that lets you send personalized mass texts - so you can send the same text to multiple people (with a template so you can address them by their name) without it opening up a group chat in imessage. This way nobody knows that there were other recipients of the same text. It's free for the first week and it only charges a small subscription fee per month.

https://www.hitemupapp.com/fp3LearnMore

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User profile for user: Sergioco Sergioco User level: Level 1 9 points

Mar 21, 2017 10:21 PM in response to Aaronrlewis

You can use Reach app. It can send a single message to multiple groups of people which you can easily predefine. It has name templates, supports pictures, and also can be sent through WhatsApp, email, iMessage or text.

http://reachtheapp.com/

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User profile for user: razmee209 razmee209 Community+ 2025 User level: Level 10 198,426 points

Aug 2, 2013 11:28 AM in response to Aaronrlewis

IF all recipients are iphone users and have imessage, then there is no way to do that. That is how imessage works.

You can try turning off imessage and then send the group text and see if that works.

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User profile for user: deggie deggie User level: Level 10 167,519 points

Aug 2, 2013 11:32 AM in response to razmee209

Works that way with a non-iMessage group text too. Not one of Apple's better designs, they would be better off to use a 3rd party group message app.

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User profile for user: KiltedTim KiltedTim User level: Level 10 224,754 points

Aug 2, 2013 11:27 AM in response to Aaronrlewis

You don't. At least not with the built in messages app.

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