Group Texting (BlackBerry 10)?

**Plazmic Flame** · 02-06-2013, 08:45 AM

One of the features that I absolutely loved on my previous BlackBerry devices was group texting. Having the ability to create a group like "Sales Dept.", add in 15-20 people and then being able to blast out messages to all of them simply by composing a new text message and adding "Sales Dept." as the recipient.

Is this feature still present on BlackBerry 10?? Can someone with the device confirm?

**Taktalok** · 02-06-2013, 02:02 PM

I have the same question, Used to be able to text a group for poker. I have the z10 right now but I can't find a way to do it without manually adding people every time.

**CoachZen** · 02-07-2013, 04:44 AM

I have the Z10, and have the same issue not being able to create groups. I have been told it can be done within the "HUB" but at the moment can only seem to be able to group BBM contacts and not general SMS contacts.

**Saf** · 02-07-2013, 06:20 AM

I've been trying to keep in contact with my whattsapp friends using text messaging.

In text mode it allows you to add contacts and 'enable group chat' but when my friends reply all the replies come back as separate texts, not as a group chat!! :

**Ryan McEachern** · 02-07-2013, 04:58 PM

This is a serious shortfall of the OS. I need the ability to group contacts, for group emails or group txt. This should be a simple OS modification? or has someone figured out how to do it yet?

**Emu the Foo** · 02-07-2013, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by Ryan McEachern

This is a serious shortfall of the OS. I need the ability to group contacts, for group emails or group txt. This should be a simple OS modification? or has someone figured out how to do it yet?

I wouldn't say "serious shortfall". That's a very poor choice of words. Because what you are saying by that is that the os would never have the capabilities to do such things. And if it can't now, I'm sure it will in the future considering I can do it on my playbook. So with an update it will be able to do it. the os can handle it.

**Admorris** · 02-07-2013, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Emu the Foo

I wouldn't say "serious shortfall". That's a very poor choice of words. Because what you are saying by that is that the os would never have the capabilities to do such things. And if it can't now, I'm sure it will in the future considering I can do it on my playbook. So with an update it will be able to do it. the os can handle it.

It's pretty damn serious if you're used to having it. Why would a phone focused at business type users leave out the ability to send out group messages?

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**fbcltd** · 02-10-2013, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Admorris

It's pretty damn serious if you're used to having it. Why would a phone focused at business type users leave out the ability to send out group messages?

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True dat!!! if you are used to having something from bb then you want it when you upgrade your phone!!! better get fixed!

**darrell joness** · 02-11-2013, 06:25 AM

one of the best thing about having a bb930 was the ability to have a group contact, and send mass text, very important , please show us how to add group, if not present, please resolve with an update before it hits the u.s., i have at least 32 of my friends looking to get the z10 just to be able to group text, the gs3 does group, but the iPhone doesn't , i believe the wp8 does group also ,please bb keep the group text on bbz10

**kpbutton** · 02-11-2013, 07:40 AM

If your friends do get the Z10, then you'll be better to create a BBM group. Much more available than just sending sms.

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**darrell joness** · 02-11-2013, 01:37 PM

Try this , while in contacts swipe down from the top to see advanced options

**jamontoast1291** · 02-11-2013, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by darrell joness

one of the best thing about having a bb930 was the ability to have a group contact, and send mass text, very important , please show us how to add group, if not present, please resolve with an update before it hits the u.s., i have at least 32 of my friends looking to get the z10 just to be able to group text, the gs3 does group, but the iPhone doesn't , i believe the wp8 does group also ,please bb keep the group text on bbz10

iPhone does group text. Everyone phone but BB10 it looks like. This is a really important feature IMO so I'm hoping that it gets added in soon

**Yandar** · 02-11-2013, 05:32 PM

like this?

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**dentynefire** · 02-13-2013, 07:26 PM

as with email, the list can't be saved though

**Saf** · 02-14-2013, 01:15 AM

And when the group chat participants reply, it arrives as a separate single text not within the group text for everyone to see.

Posted using CrackBerry App on BB10

**Admorris** · 02-16-2013, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by jamontoast1291

iPhone does group text. Everyone phone but BB10 it looks like. This is a really important feature IMO so I'm hoping that it gets added in soon

The iPhone doesn't group text in the native app...have to use a third party app unfortunately.

**Alain_A** · 02-16-2013, 07:14 PM

if your 32 friends get bb then you would able to use bbm group

Originally Posted by darrell joness

one of the best thing about having a bb930 was the ability to have a group contact, and send mass text, very important , please show us how to add group, if not present, please resolve with an update before it hits the u.s., i have at least 32 of my friends looking to get the z10 just to be able to group text, the gs3 does group, but the iPhone doesn't , i believe the wp8 does group also ,please bb keep the group text on bbz10

**Alain_A** · 02-17-2013, 11:19 AM

how did you do that doesn't work on mine...what you are showing

Originally Posted by Yandar

like this?

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**axiombh** · 02-17-2013, 11:37 AM

It can be done if you are sending a tect message, when you press send I believe it will ask you if you want to have it as group chat.

Posted via CB10

**axiombh** · 02-17-2013, 11:37 AM

Sorry, (text)

Posted via CB10

**pat-wallace** · 02-17-2013, 12:49 PM

Yes you can make groups. Start a ams, add multiple people and save the chat as whatever you want

**theegoldenone** · 02-17-2013, 12:55 PM

Interesting. My 9810 was only able to SEND 10 at a time, no matter how big the list was.

**Plazmic Flame** · 02-21-2013, 07:45 AM

Man... Seems like this feature is gone now... That sucks. Guess ill be holding off on jumping back to BlackBerry whole they work in bring their old features back.