I want to send "Happy Thanksgiving!" to 35 different people, but I do not want it to be treated as a group message. How can this be accomplished on the iPhone 4S (with or without jailbreak applications, such as biteSMS) with iOS 5.1.1?
The reasons that I would not want it treated as a group message are:
- I do not want the recipients to see the numbers of other recipients
- I do not want the recipients' replies to go to multiple people
- I do not want the recipients' replies to be grouped in a group message, but to instead be part of each individual thread
- depending on the message, I may specifically not want a given recipient to know that other recipients received the same message.
Optimally, the solution would also allow pictures to be attached and would automatically send iMessages instead of text messages to iOS users – but those parts are less important than being able to send plain text messages.
Best Answer
The option you're looking for is located at
Settings > Messages > Group Messaging. Turning this off will send all messages individually to their recipients.Note: Disabling MMS Messaging will remove the Group Messaging toggle from the list.
Note: Some cellular service providers do not support Group Messaging, so if you have MMS enabled, and you still don't see Group Messaging, then it's likely that your provider does not support it. From Apple: If you don't see an option to turn on MMS Messaging or Group Messaging on your iPhone, contact your carrier.