Groups for Contacts

[pappy53]

But don't you still have to select contacts one by one, even when you select the group? That is one thing that I like about Android and Google intergration. It would be nice if one could transfer contact groups from Google contacts to IOS. In other words, to send a group text on Android, I just open the texting app, tap add contacts button(which will show "groups" as an option), select the group that I want, and the "To" field is populated with contacts in that group.

 

[Kaitokomauri]

pappy53, you are right that on the iPhone, even if you have contacts organized in groups, in order to start a group message (say using the Messages app), you still need to select the individual contacts from that group one by one.

However, once you send a group message, to a set of people, the group recipients will be saved on top, the next time you receive an answer from anyone of the participants. Sort of as in a group Facebook chat. You can see this has happened once you receive a message featuring a Group icon:

Note that, participants list for the group chat cannot be edited once you send the message.

At the end of the day it is still easier to have your iPhone contacts organized in groups in order to compile your group messages participants list easier. Here is a quick video of how to add groups to your iPhone Contacts app with copytrans contacts:

 

[pappy53]

Thanks for your response, but after some consideration, I am going back to Android. Razr Maxx is getting ICS next week, and it will then be a beast. Don't get me wrong, as I like IOS, but it is lacking in some areas, and Apple is slow to add these features. If they ever do put a bigger screen on iPhone, and features to match the versatility of Android, then I will try it again. I know that Android has had some problems, but the new ICS has laid them to rest. It is fast and lag-free. Apple seems to be slowing down a little, as it isn't even the top selling phone on Verizon anymore, and the Samsung S3 is the biggest selling phone ever at launch. This will probably change when the new iPhone comes out, but you never know. Like I said, I like both platforms, but at the moment Android seems to fit my needs more.
Thank you, and have a very blessed day!