How to Block Group Texts on Samsung Galaxy

This wikiHow teaches you how to turn off the group messaging feature, and mute all notifications from a group message thread, using a Samsung Galaxy.

Method 1
Method 1 of 2:

Turning Off Group Messaging

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    Open the Messages app on your Galaxy. Find and tap the
    Android 7 Messages
    icon on your Apps menu to open Messages.
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    Tap the ⋮ icon. This button is in the upper-right corner of your screen. It will open a drop-down menu.
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    Tap Settings on the menu. This will open your messaging settings on a new page.
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    Tap Advanced. This option is at the bottom of the Settings menu.
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    Tap Group messaging. This will open your group text settings on a new page.
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    Slide the group messaging switch to
    Android 7 Switch Off
    .     This option is labeled "Send an SMS reply to all recipients and get individual replies (mass text)" on the Group messaging page.
    • When you turn this option off, your phone will send messages separately to each person in a group message, and receive individual replies.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 2:

Muting a Group's Notifications

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    Open the Messages app on your Galaxy. Find and tap the
    Android 7 Messages
    icon on your Apps menu to open Messages.
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    Tap the group message you want to mute. Find the group conversation you want to mute on the list of your recent message threads, and open it.
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    Tap the ⋮ icon. This button is in the upper-right corner of your chat conversation. It will open your message options a drop-down menu.
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    Tap People & options on the menu. This will open your message settings on a new page.
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    Slide the Notifications switch to
    Android 7 Switch Off
    .     This will mute the selected group text thread, and disable all message and contact notifications from the chat.
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