Re: Removing members from text messaging group

Tim Slattery <TimSlattery@utexas.edu> wrote:

VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
 

WHICH text messaging app?  There are lots of them.  Could be the one
bundled on your phone, but you also didn't mention your phone's
brand and model.

 
It's the default Android text messaging app. I have a Motorola moto g
power, running Android version 11. I have not installed any other
messaging app.

https://en-us.support.motorola.com/app/home
Select "Phones", and then "moto g family".  34 phones are listed.  6
have "power" in their product name.  There is one called just "moto g
power", and selected it.  I did a search on "messages group".  None of
the hits dwelled on how to delete a recipient from a group.

There was a link to "moto g power - User Guide" that points to:

https://en-us.support.motorola.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/148927/p/10847/kw/messages%20group

which downloads a PDF file.  There is damn little about using their
Messages app, especially no mention of creating or editing groups.
Phone docs have been historically exceedingly sparse on information.

On a whim to look at a different chat app, I hunted on "google messages
delete recipient from group".  Google's AI search returned:

  To remove someone from a Google Messages group chat, you can do the
  following:

  1. Select Groups from the apps
  2. Click the name of the group
  3. Click Members on the left
  4. Point to each member you want to remove and check the box next to
     their name
  5. Click the Remove member button in the top right
 
I think Google's AI assisted search stole the content from:

https://teacherscollege.screenstepslive.com/a/1345224-remove-members-from-a-google-group

If Motorola's bundled chat app doesn't let you edit groups, you may have
to switch to a different chat app that does, and make the new chat app
the default.

I don't know if the Motorola bundled chat app (Messages) supports RCS.
Some phone makers have dumped their chat app, and moved to the Google
Messages app.  However, just having the Google Messages app does not
guarantee you can use RCS.  Depends on your cellular carrier.  For
example, I have the Google Messages app installed, my phone is at an
Android version later than required for RCS, but I cannot get the app to
support RCS, because my carrier doesn't.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Communication_Services