4 Easy Ways to Create Contact Groups on iPhone
Contact groups on iPhone are a seamless form of sharing messages to multiple contacts with your iPhone device.
The method of sharing information through contact groups is considered more efficient than other forms because it is convenient, time-saving, highly organized, and so on.
But, if you’re here, you probably know these benefits already. In this article, we’ll be showing you 3 easy ways to create contact groups on iPhone.
1. How to Create a Contact Group on iPhone Using the Phone or Contacts App
By now, you should be using at least the IOS 16 software, if not, you’ll have to update your device for this to work.
This is a step-by-step process so do follow it diligently:
Step 1: Open the “Phone” application on your device
Step 2: Tap “Contacts”
Step 3: Tap the ‘Lists” option on the top left corner of the screen
Step 4: Tap “Add list” on the top right corner, select Gmail
Step 5: Name your new contacts list
Step 6: Open the new list you just created
Step 7: Tap “Add contacts” or the “+” icon to add members to your new group
Step 8: Select the contacts you want to be a part of this group, create a group, and tap “done” when finished
Step 9: Review your new contact group to confirm that your desired contacts are there.
Voila! you’ve successfully created a new group, which you can use to communicate with all the members at once.
Likewise, you can create a contact group through your contacts app. The steps are the same, the only difference is you would go through the contacts app—it is faster.
Also, you can remove contacts from the group by long pressing that specific contact till the option to remove it pops up, or, you can swipe right on the contact and then tap the “remove” option.
However, It is important to note that this option does not allow you to send messages to the contacts here through the iMessage app, message app, or any other form of texting except through mail.
Therefore, if you want to opt for this option, make sure all the groups and to-be members of your contact groups are active on Email.
2. How to Create a Contact Group on iPhone Using the Contact Groups App
“Contact Groups-Text & Email” is an application on the Apple app store that provides the user with the option to create a contact group, and communicate with the contacts group both via text and Email.
This provides an alternative to the previous option where you can only contact your group members through Email.
The following steps will show you how to create contact groups on iPhone using the “Contact Groups App”:
Step 1: Open the Apple app store, search for the Contact Groups app, and download it
Step 2: Open the app, and click “ok” on the pop-up message that asks if the app should have access to your contacts. (You may need to manually adjust your phone permissions to allow the app to access your contacts through Settings>permissions)
Step 3: Tap on the “+” icon to create a contact group, then name the contact group name group
Step 4: Name your group
Step 5: Select the contacts you want to add to this group and tap save once done.
Step 6: Choose to send the group message as a text message or mail.
And just like that, you have successfully created a contact group, to which you can also send SMS messages!
3. How to Create a Contact Group on iPhone Using the Groups App
Another equally effective app for creating contact groups on iPhone is the “Groups” app. The process to do so is as follows:
Step 1: Download and install the “Groups” app from the App Store
Step 2: Open the app and grant permissions to access your contacts (just like with the Contact Groups app)
Step 3: Enter “All contacts” and select the contacts you wish to add to your group
Step 4: Tap on “Choose action” at the top of the screen
Step 5: A menu will appear on your screen, select “Add to group”
Step 6: A new screen will appear, tap on “copy contacts”
Step 7: Name your group, and tap “done”
Step 8: You can now tap on the newly created group and choose whether to send the group conversation an Email or Text messages app
There are lots more apps on the app store that offer these features but each comes with its own pricing system, flaws, and strengths. Find the one that works best for you and
4. How to Create a Contact Group on iPhone Using an iCloud Account
The fourth option in our guide on how to create a contact group on your iPhone is through iCloud.
To do this, you first have to grant iCloud access to your contacts. Go to your Settings, tap on your profile, tap on iCloud, then enable sync with contacts.
Now that you’ve gotten this through with, let’s get to the juicy part.
Here are the steps to make a contact group on iPhone through iCloud:
Step 1: Open iCloud.com on your PC, and sign in with your Apple ID
Step 2: Click and enter contacts
Step 3: Click on the “+” icon at the bottom left corner of the new screen
Step 4: You will see 2 options to either create a new contact or create a new group, select the new group option
Step 5: Name your new contact group
Your group is ready now but you still need to add your preferred contacts.
How to add contacts to your contact group on iCloud:
- Open the contacts tab on your iCloud
- Select your preferred contacts (For Mac, press the Command key to select multiple contacts, and the Ctrl key on Windows)
- Drag these contacts and Drop them in your newly created group on iPhone
How to access your contacts group on iPhone
Once complete, you can now access this contact group on your iPhone by:
- Opening the phone app on your iPhone
- Enter contacts
- Tap “Lists” on the top left corner
- You’ll automatically see the group you created with your PC, enter it
- Send a message via mail to the group members
If your plan changes, and you want to remove contacts from your group, or delete the entire group itself,
How to delete a contact group from iCloud
- Click on the group or contact
- Next, click on the settings icon at the bottom left corner
- Click “delete”
it is important to note that just like with the manual Phone/ Contacts app option, setting up a contact group with your iCloud also does not support sending messages through iMessage or normal SMS text messages. You’ll have to send your messages through Email.
This means all the contacts in your group must have valid email addresses on their contact details.
Send messages via Mail to your contact group
You can send messages via the mail app to a group directly by:
- Opening the mail app (you must already be logged into the app with your Gmail account, Yahoo account, Outlook, etc)
- Tap on the pen icon at the bottom right corner
- When typing in the recipient of your mail, type the name of the contact group, a suggestion will come up, tap on it
- Send an email message to the group email
And, there you have it folks! A complete how-to guide on how to create a contact group chat, for your friends, family, or work. With these tips, keeping in touch with your loved ones has never been easier.
