With Next-Gen Messaging, you can see when people in a group have read your messages. All members of the group need to have Next-Gen Messaging enabled in order for this functionality to work.
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From a composed message, tap the Add recepients icon.
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Scroll to a contact you'd like to add.
3.
Select the contact.
To send a Next-Gen Message to a group, all members must have chat features enabled. Otherwise, your chat will be converted into standard MMS.
4.
Enter a contact name.
5.
Select the contact.
If necessary, select which of the contact's numbers you'd like to send the message to.
,Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more recipients to the group text message.
6.
Tap Done.
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When you're finished, tap the Send icon.
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You've completed the steps!
