Group Messaging (Not Mass) on S3 w/o third Party App...Help please!!!

[mikmik08]

I've been pretty much looking for the answer to this for most of the day and I still have not found the solution I am looking for.
What I'm trying to figure out is does the S3 stock app support group messaging( and my group messaging I mean sending a text to a group of people and having their replies all come back to 1 threaded msg (not individual messages like I have been receiving) where I can see everyone's replies in one msg.)
I've notice that a lot of people confuse group texting with mass texting....
Does any one know if I can do the group text I explain above on the S3 without a third party app??
I would really rather not download an app for this...
I've read on several forums that S4 supports group texting.
Also, I've read that all I have to do is go under my stock message app settings and toggle on group sms but I've check and I don't have a group sms option?
I'm running 4.1.2 on the T-mobile network...Has anyone been able to try out 4.2? (also read that group sms is supported on this newer system)
Please help!!!
Thanks!!!

 

[GTWalling]

Not until we get the S4 updates. I did install Go SMS Pro because it has an Apple setting for Group messaging.

 

[Maui73]

Hello,
I downloaded Go SMS Pro, but I still cannot do Group Messaging (i.e. reply back to all the people in an MMS message I received), so I feel like I'm left out in the group conversations. Is there anything I'm missing or did not do? I already set Go SMS as my default program. I have T-Mobile Galaxy S3 with 4.1.2 Android OS. Please help.
Thanks!

 

[GTWalling]

Open Go SMS Pro and then go into Settings. Now go into Application Settings and make sure Message grouping is selected, now go back to the main Settings screen and then go into Send&Receive Settings. Scroll down and make sure MMS Group Chat is selected.

 

[Maui73]

Thank you very much! It worked! Also, I thought it will automatically work on past old group messages, but it did not, which makes sense.. I waited for a new group message to arrive and it started working on those. Thanks again!

 

[Rekya Antwanette]

I know people with an S3 on Verizon and they have group message without third party apps. Its right in their message settings. I have Tmobile and I don't know why it wasn't available.

 

[Rekya Antwanette]

Do you know when it will be avalibe? My friend has gs3 on verizon and group message came with the last update we got. I have gs3 with tmobile and i dont have it.

 

[GTWalling]

It is something that the Carrier will need to set up for us.

 

[friguy3]

There is group MMS messaging on the VZW S3 but it only works with other S3's as far as I can tell. I couldnt get it to work with other phones, instead it sends out regular SMS's to each non-S3 phones, yet to the S3's...they got it as a group message. GoSMS works fine.

 

[eran says]

Also MMS, (Group/Video/Picture) messaging will not work with WiFi calling enabled. Not sure why but it just wont even with a 3rd party messenger app.

 

[hicup5]

I just installed Go SMS on my HTC and had to select the "MMS Group Chat" box under Settings/Send&Receive Settings. Hope that helps...