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How to Name a Group Text on iPhone/iPad in iOS 13/12

If you want to make your group chat special and remarkable, you can give it a great name. Here in this post, we will show you how to name an iMessage group.

iPhone Messages Tips & Tricks

Apple has released its revolutionary new iOS system – iOS 13 in September 2019. Now there are more and more users get used to the new iOS system and enjoy its new features.

Name a Group Text on iPhone/iPad

Speaking of iOS 13 new features, the Message app has also gone untouched. One remarkable feature is the update of Memoji. Users are allowed to create a Memoji since iOS 12, but now users can go further and customize the saturation and lightness of Memoji with iOS 13. As a result, chatting in iMessage with Memoji in iOS 13 would have so much fun. Here in this post, we'd like to show you the detailed steps to name a group text on iPhone.

How to Name a Group Text in iOS 13/12 for iPhone

If you want to name a group text, first of all, you need to start a group chat, which means to send a message to all of the group members, otherwise, you won't see "Enter a Group Name" at all. To do this, open your Messages app, tap on the edit button on the upper right corner. Tap on the "+" button to add contacts. Then enter your message and tap to send. Then, you can follow the steps to name a group text on iPhone.

1. Open Messages app, then tap on the group chat you want to rename.

Starting a Group Message on iPhone

2. Tap the top of the conversation, then tap on the "i" info icon. Tap on to enter a Group Name. (If you don't see the option, there is likely a group member who is not using iMessage.)

Enter a Group Name

3. Enter the new name, then tap on Done to confirm.

If you are using iOS 11, and also have the question about how to name group text, we're sorry to tell you that this function can't be supported in iOS 11 anymore.

Before using iMessage, please make sure you have turned on the iMessage on your iPhone.

Bonus Tip: How to Backup iPhone Text Messages to Computer

Your text messages might contain a lot of important information and memorable conversation. To save these messages, most of the users would create a backup with iTunes or iCloud. But one thing that bothers some users is that iTunes and iCloud do not give users permission to check backup files. In other words, you can only check the backed up messages after restoring the backup to an iPhone. Here we would like to recommend a third-party tool – AnyTrans. With this tool, you can backup your iPhone text messages to your computer, and are able to read these messages whenever you want.

Now please free download AnyTrans and follow the steps below to see how to backup iPhone messages to your computer.

Step 1. Install and lunch AnyTrans on your computer. Connect your iPhone to it.

Step 2. Find the Message on the upper right corner of the main interface, click to start to manage.

Click Messages in AnyTrans

Step 3. Select the text messages you want to save to the computer, then click the To Computer button. AnyTrans will start to transfer the content to your computer.

Select and Transfer Messages to Computer

The time it spends depends on the number of text messages you choose to transfer. Please wait with patience and keep your iPhone in connection with the computer during the transferring process.

The Bottom Line

That's all about how to name a group text on iOS 13/12. Hope you can create a name for your group chat successfully. If you want to have whole control over your iPhone, AnyTrans is a great choice. Now AnyTrans offers a three-day free trial for every user. If you are interested in it, just free download and have a try!

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