It鈥檚 possible to organize events聽or chat with a group if you have several contacts that all use iMessage.
To set up a group conversation, start a new message, add multiple recipients, and send a text. All replies sent between devices can be seen by all members of the group chat, as can any subsequent replies.
Leave the thread
To leave an iMessage conversation, open the thread in the Messages app and tap the聽i聽button in the top right. Scroll down, tap Leave this Conversation and you will no longer get any messages in the thread.
If you don鈥檛 want to leave but want to stop receiving notifications, toggle on the聽Hide Alerts聽option. Return and disable if you want to receive notifications again.
Message details
Did you know that the Messages app has a few hidden options? While looking at a conversation try tapping the聽i聽button in the top right. This will reveal those that are taking part in the conversation, which is handy if it鈥檚 a group message.
Below this there are options to share your location. Tap Send My Current Location to send your current location or tap Share My Location to share it for a certain period of time. This might be handy if you鈥檙e traveling to meet others.
Below this you鈥檒l see any photos that you have sent to each other. You can quickly export these images too. Tap and hold any image until the options appear and tap More. You can now select as many images as you like then tap Save Image in the bottom left to add to your Photos app.