Cannot leave iPhone group chat with Android users

Why can someone put you on a group chat without your permission and your stuck on it even if you silence notifications? I cant get off of this chat with 21 people that I don't know because some people on it have Androids. I have asked the person who started it to take me off but that would require them to delete the chat and re add all the other people. There needs to be a feature on the iphone that requires your permission to be part of a group chat instead of you being stuck on it not to mention it uses my storage due to the constant replies.

Posted on Nov 7, 2026 6:29 PM

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SravanKrA

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Nov 7, 2026 11:55 PM in response to Auds912

You cannot leave a group SMS or MMS conversation, nor can you rename it. These capabilities are available only in group iMessage conversations, provided all participants are using Apple devices with iMessage enabled.

In a group SMS/MMS conversation, your only practical workaround is to mute the conversation by enabling Hide Alerts. This will silence notifications from that particular group, although you will continue to receive its messages.

To do so, open the conversation in Messages, tap the group icons or name at the top, and enable Hide Alerts.

Unfortunately, there is no option to leave or rename a group SMS/MMS conversation.