Why is Google Messages Creating Group Chats for MMS?

[BlackBullJutsu]

Hey y'all,

So I've just activated and transferred over everything from my S22 and for some terrible reason, Google Messages has split every single text thread I had into separate strings. One will be the original thread, but they ripped out every text from non-RCS numbers AND images and put them into a separate group chat with yourself and that number they'd come from.

How can this be fixed? It's extremely frustrating.

[losiram]

I noticed this too! But I just ended up switching back to samsung messages

[KP_454 · Accepted solution]

Same here. Nothing is working to fix.

Update: I ended up force stopping, clearing the cache and resetting the app. That didn't work. I then uninstalled and reinstalled. It appears the issue is now resolved.

[userAOeLJdf1mD]

This didn't work for me. But its only happening with one group text and not all of them. It's essentially separated all of the messages with images from the others. Then the regular text group shows me as 2 separate  individuals.

[Tasha84]

I just got the S24 Ultra yesterday. I'm using the Google Message app. I have a group message thread with our managers at work when a message was sent it came to all of us but when I responded it said I created a new group and it only had some of us in it. Then someone else responded and it only had a few people in it. Why is it eliminating people and creating new groups? It wasn't like that in my Samsung messaging app. I haven't found any options in settings to change anything.

[PghLei]

I had an issue with Google messaging too . I called T-Sprint(T-Mobile) lol, and the tech was extremely helpful with helping me (I never used Google messaging before). So try calling your carrier.

[Tasha84]

So there's nothing in settings to fix? It's a carrier issue?

[Tidbitty]

The person is dropping out the RCS group. When you send something it'll make a new chat.

[Tasha84]

Can I just turn RCS off till it's a universal thing? I think everyone in my group has an iPhone except me

[J-s20]

Thank you! This has been driving me nuts for the past few days! I just switched over to Google messaging, I like all the bells and whistles but I have a lot of group texts and they all split. It's hard to figure out which thread I've read and not read. Samsung messaging is supposed to be discontinued, I wonder how long the version from the Play Store will be supported.