Cannot "replay to all" in text messaging in Galaxy Note 4

[tspnyc]

I have a Galaxy Note 4, less than one year old.

i am unable to reply to everyone in a group that is taking part in messaging conversations. My only option is to reply to the individual to sent a message, unless i use the Add a Recipient - which is impossible when some of the people in such groups are not in my contacts.

I receive text messages sent to groups all the time. Sometimes there are three people, sometimes twenty-three.

Sometimes I have no idea what text messages even mean, since they come in out of the blue, often from people I do not know, because they are not being kept with all the other messages texted to the group.

And clearly I am the only person with this issue taking part in these conversations.

I find NOTHING in the Help or Settings that deals with replying to groups of recipients. There is no "reply to all" or "reply to group."

I have found internet queries that claim pressing on the text bubble of a message will bring up a menu that has such a feature. Only, MY phone does NOT have any such feature on the menu that appears.

I am using the exact same Metro PCS account I was using with an iPhone, that included the ability to reply to a group by default.

I cannot believe in this day and age when business is conducted more and more through text messaging that a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 does not allow this!

I am hoping therefore, that there is some way to fix this.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome back! Is your mobile data turned on? Group texts are sent as MMS messages, and therefore require mobile data (not voice signal or wi-fi).

Also, which messaging app are you using? You already mentioned checking the settings, but check again. On my Hangouts app (which I use for SMS/MMS as well), there's an option to turn Group Messaging on or off.