In my earlier post I mentioned that it is not possible to send multiple text messages from an iPhone 3G. I stand corrected. Sending SMS/Text messages to multiple contacts is possible on the iPhone. The user interface is not intuitive, leaving users perplexed when trying to send SMS/Text messages to multiple contacts.
Here is how you can send SMS/ Text message to multiple contacts/people:
- Tap the SMS icon on the Home screen
- Once in the SMS application, Tap the write message icon
- Tap the “Plus sign” to add a contact
- A list of contact is displayed
- Tap on the contact you want to send the SMS/Text message to.
- Contact is displayed as SMS/Text message recipient
- To add another contact Tap anywhere in the the area as shown (Yellow area marked in the image.)
- A “plus sign” should now appear
- Tap the “Plus sign” to add more contacts.
There, I hope this helps. 
cheers!
Tags: Apple iPhone, iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone features, SMS, Text message, usability, user interface
If I have sent a text to one person but want to go back and send that same text to 10 people, can I do that?
Hi Janel,
For you to do that a ‘Forward’ facility would be required, which,unfortunately the iPhone 3G version does not have.
Hope that the new version 3 has this built in
Thanks for this article.
It has really been helpful as I just bought a new iPhone recently.
I hope version 3 has a forward feature as that would be real helpful instead of having to type entire messages again.
If I recive SMS that was sent to me and some other persons can I just respond to all of them like they can do or is that still to much for iPhone enginners, anyway your explanation was relly helpfull and thank you very much for that post.
Jack
No offense Macintosh. But would it kill you to have the ability to create a group sms like your group email option so that we only need to tap on the group ONCE as well as forward the message?
I know this sounds complicated but i think all your competitors can do it.
I REALLY believed the iphone was going to be fantastic, and many things are (like cool applications) but HOW PATHETIC is it that,
1. I cannot sms a photo to another phone, A BASIC FEATURE on any phone worth their salt !!!
2. I cannot forward an incoming text to anyone else !!!
3. I have no ’sent’ page !!!
4. Have these areas been left out on purpose therefore requiring that we spend ANOTHER few hundred on an updated version that will incorporate all the areas people require (and HAD on their other makes of phone) ???
I’m not impressed AT ALL by these features we need being absent, OR by the fact that it’s ONLY 02 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RUBBISH !!!
I just copy and paste to forward an SMS. It is very quick in my opinion.
You CAN forward an SMS on the 3G (I do have the latest OS 3). All you need to do is go to the screen where the message is recorded (after you send it to someone), click on “Edit” on the top right of the screen. Then check the message you want to forward and hit the “Forward” button that shows up at the bottom of the screen!
Everytime i send out sms to more then 1 person it goes out as MMS? Is it a bug?
You may have to call your service provider to resolve this. Folks have had similar issues because of the profile not getting updated at the service providers end. Ideally, upgrading to version 3.o should resolve this. However, there maybe chances that the profile with the service provider may be corrupt.
Call your service provider and they should be able to guide you on the phone on what to do. I had a similar issue resolved by calling the Optus – the service provider I am currently with.
Cheers!
Use Bitesms. Its good for forwards and copy, pasting.
As far as a single click group sms to your dear friends. forget about it as i dont see an application in site. Thanks Apple
They need to make it where when u choose ur contact to add u can choose multipe that way u don’t have to add them 1 at a time. It gets tedious when sending to alot of people….
Is there a phone that will allow for a group list to be DDED TO A TEXT. tO BE CLEAR LETS SAY i HAVE 40 PEOPLE i WANT to send a to. Is there a phone I can create a contacr list , vreat a message and with one click send it to the desired list. I have an i phone and it aeems I must click on all 40 people individually to add them to the send list –too cumbersome to slow
Hi,
I was wondering if i could send a text to a group of contacts which is in my contact list as a group without having to select them all one by one.
thanks a lot
will
hi I want send SMS to 100 people from my contacts in one click. is it possible ? is there a ” select all or more”
thanx
just by looking at the description makes me feel like an idiot lol!!
thanks for the help… cheers!!!
How I can send one SMS to multiple contacts at a time it difficult to send SMS by add one by one in a one touch e can send to multiple people
if i have 40 people and have to add 40 times its going to be difficult i think…other phones have stuff like “select all” or a check box or something…so u can select and send to all…is there an app for that sort of thing in iPhone…?
The blackberry lets you create group lists and 1 message out to 30 people. Not sure of the max. The most i’ve sent out is a bout 30.