Group chats can be fun and convenient, but you may want to leave them for various reasons. You may be no longer interested in the topic, getting too many notifications, or want peace. Whatever the reason, leaving a group chat on your iPhone is easy as long as you follow these steps.

Check If You’re Using iMessage or SMS.

First, check whether you use iMessage or SMS for your group chat. iMessage is Apple’s messaging service that allows you to send texts, photos, videos, and other media to other Apple users over Wi-Fi or cellular data. SMS is the standard text messaging service that works with any phone number, regardless of the device or carrier.

You can tell if you’re using iMessage or SMS by looking at the color of the message bubbles in your group chat. If they are blue, you’re using iMessage. If they are green, you’re using SMS.

This matters because you can only leave a group chat if everyone in the group is using iMessage. If anyone in the group is using SMS or has a non-Apple device, such as an Android phone, you won’t be able to leave the group chat. Instead, you can mute the notifications or delete the conversation.

Leave an iMessage Group Chat.

If you’re in an iMessage group chat and you want to leave it, follow these steps:

• Open the Messages app on your iPhone and find the group chat you want to leave.
• Tap the group icons at the top of the thread. This will show you the list of participants in the group chat.
• Scroll down and tap “Leave this Conversation.” This will remove you from the group chat and stop any further messages from reaching you.
• Confirm your decision by tapping “Leave this Conversation” again.

You can only leave a group chat if there are more than three people. If there are only three people, including yourself, you won’t see the option to leave. This is because it would become a regular two-person chat, and Apple still needs to develop a solution.

If you want to leave a three-person group chat anyway, you can add a fourth person to the chat and then leave it. Apple should address this problem in a subsequent release.

Mute or Delete an SMS Group Chat

You won’t be able to leave if you’re in an SMS or mixed group chat with both iMessage and SMS users. However, you can still mute the notifications or delete the conversation if you don’t want to see it anymore.

To mute an SMS group chat, follow these steps:

• Open the Messages app on your iPhone and find the group chat you want to mute.
• Tap the group icons at the top of the thread. This will show you the list of participants in the group chat.
• Scroll down and turn on “Hide Alerts”. This will stop notifications from popping up on your screen or making sounds when you receive new messages in the group chat.
• You can also swipe left over the group chat in your list of conversations and tap the Alerts button to turn on “Hide Alerts.”

To delete an SMS group chat, follow these steps:

• Open the Messages app on your iPhone and find the group chat you want to delete.
• Swipe left over the group chat in your list of conversations and tap the Trash button. This will delete the entire conversation from your iPhone.
• Confirm your decision by tapping “Delete” again.

Deleting a group chat will not remove you from the group or stop new messages from reaching you. If someone replies to the group chat, you will still receive new messages in a new conversation thread. It would help if you blocked each participant in the group chat to stop receiving new messages.

Conclusion

Leaving a group chat on an iPhone is easy if everyone uses iMessage. However, if anyone in the group is using SMS or has a non-Apple device, you won’t be able to leave the group chat. Instead, you can mute the notifications or delete the conversation.

This article helped you learn how to leave a group chat on your iPhone. For more tips and tricks on how to use your iPhone effectively, check out our other articles.