Importing old text to new text app

[Android Central Question]

I'm currently using a Huawei Mate 9 with AT&T. I am unable to send group messages to more than 10 people for some reason. I have searched online and read that this is an ATT limitation but my wife and kids can send to 10+ with their iPhones. I'm not sure if this is an issue with my phone or with the stock Google messenger app. I guess my question is can I download another app that will allow me to do this and import my old messages and where the senders won't have to install the same app?

 

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[mustang7757]

Maybe try textra message app

 

[ManiacJoe]

On the iPhone, your wife may be using iMessage, which does instant messages -- not SMS -- by default.

Yes, the 10 recipient limit is an ATT thing, when ATT chooses to enforce it. I am under the impression -- rightly or wrongly -- that much of the enforcement might be in the ATT messaging app. If that is the case, switching to a non-ATT app might help get around the ATT limit. I use Textra for SMS messages, but I don't remember the last time I tried texting more than 5 people, say nothing of 10.

edit: Since you are using Google's app, the limit enforcement might be now mostly on the ATT servers, which is probably not helpful to you now....

 

[Rukbat]

And if you run a different texting app, you'll be asked to allow it to become the default texting app, since only 1 can be the default at a time. That one will pick up the same text database that you're using now - you don't have to import anything into anything.