https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S23/Galaxy-S23-getting-group-text-as-download-file/m-p/3504413#M81940 <SPAN>If I have a group text, and someone sends a large message to the group, it instead appears as a download file in my individual, direct text with that person.&nbsp;</SPAN><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>These were all long texts from my sister sent to the family group text, but instead they show up in our 1x1 text in the format of a download file which cannot actually be downloaded.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>I have triple checked all of the settings, there are no restrictions enabled, power cycled my phone many times, wifi, data, doesn't matter...&nbsp;</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>This just started a little over a month ago.&nbsp;</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>Any advice?&nbsp;</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper" image-alt="image"><img src="https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1324583i6E4B5948175D5250/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="image" alt="image" /></span></DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV></DIV> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:14:19 GMT FrogNonymous 2026-03-12T21:14:19Z https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S23/Galaxy-S23-getting-group-text-as-download-file/m-p/3504413#M81940 <SPAN>If I have a group text, and someone sends a large message to the group, it instead appears as a download file in my individual, direct text with that person.&nbsp;</SPAN><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>These were all long texts from my sister sent to the family group text, but instead they show up in our 1x1 text in the format of a download file which cannot actually be downloaded.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>I have triple checked all of the settings, there are no restrictions enabled, power cycled my phone many times, wifi, data, doesn't matter...&nbsp;</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>This just started a little over a month ago.&nbsp;</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>Any advice?&nbsp;</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV><DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper" image-alt="image"><img src="https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1324583i6E4B5948175D5250/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="image" alt="image" /></span></DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV><DIV><BR /></DIV></DIV> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:14:19 GMT https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S23/Galaxy-S23-getting-group-text-as-download-file/m-p/3504413#M81940 FrogNonymous 2026-03-12T21:14:19Z https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S23/Galaxy-S23-getting-group-text-as-download-file/m-p/3504559#M81941 Try using google messages (idk if this will work) Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:38:36 GMT https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S23/Galaxy-S23-getting-group-text-as-download-file/m-p/3504559#M81941 Communityuser8584uhf 2026-03-12T23:38:36Z https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S23/Galaxy-S23-getting-group-text-as-download-file/m-p/3504595#M81947 Messages, setting, more setting, check download automatically. Leave it on.<BR />Or check security and privacy in main settings, Auto blocker, check if you have on Maximum protection.(Maximum protection blocks auto downloadin messages)<SPAN class="mobile-app-image"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper" image-alt="1773360663305.jpg"><img src="https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1324632iD78D658BA4BDD892/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;px=200" role="button" title="1773360663305.jpg" alt="1773360663305.jpg" /></span></SPAN> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:18:04 GMT https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S23/Galaxy-S23-getting-group-text-as-download-file/m-p/3504595#M81947 Ne2020 2026-03-13T00:18:04Z