How to send texts to multiple people: iPhone, Android, PC

Want to message a customer and loop in a team member in the same text thread? Need to notify your customers about a product update without sending the same message over and over? 

Knowing how to send texts to multiple people at the same time helps you get the word out without typing the same message over and over. There are two ways to do this: with or without a group text message.

In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through both options. Of course, neither is ideal for business communications, so if you’re looking for a better solution, we’ll provide an alternative.

How to send a text to multiple people without a group message

Need to text multiple people without exposing their names and numbers in a group text? You can BCC texts on iPhones and Androids following a few simple steps:

How to send a text to multiple people without a group message from your iPhone

You can send a text to multiple people without a group text from your iPhone in five steps:

1. Under Settings, select Apps, then tap Messages.
2. Locate the slider for iMessage and toggle it off.
3. Open your Messages app and type the message you want to send.
4. At the top right corner of your screen, tap the Plus button to add your contacts.
5. Send your SMS messages and wait for replies.

Your texts should appear in individual threads.

How to send a text to multiple contacts without a group message from your Android phone

To send texts to multiple people on Android, you’ll need Google Messages. More and more phones will have this app as their default SMS app. According to Samsung, non-Google texting apps are going to be discontinued in 2026. But if you don’t have it as your default yet, make sure to download it.  

Once you’ve done that, you can send blind group SMS messages through your Android device:

1. In the Google Messages app, tap your profile picture.
2. Under Message settings, tap Advanced.
3. Scroll to Group messaging and select the setting that says, Send an SMS reply to all recipients and get individual replies (mass text).
4. Back in Google Messages, start a group conversation and add your recipients.

Your messages will now be sent to the group without creating a group text message.

How to send a text to multiple people in a group message

If it doesn’t matter whether your recipients see each other’s personal details, you can opt to send a group message.

However, group messages aren’t really designed for business texts like appointment reminders or SMS marketing, as you’ll see below.

How to send a text to multiple contacts in a group message from your iPhone

Apple’s Messages app supports group texting natively. Here’s how: 

1. In your Messages app, tap Compose.
2. Tap the Add button to add contacts or type them in manually.
3. Type everything you want to send and tap the up arrow.

How to send a text to multiple people from your Android 

To send a group text from your Android device, you’ll need to:

1. Open your default texting app. This doesn’t have to be Google Messages.
2. Tap Start chat.
3. Compose a new message and add contacts to the thread.
4. Tap Send to create a group message.

Remember: all replies and responses to your message will notify everyone in the thread, which could be good or bad depending on your use case.

Why built-in texting apps aren’t enough for reaching multiple contacts 

Can you send group texts for business purposes? Yes.

Are they the best way to build relationships with customers? Definitely not.

If you’re relying on your phone’s built-in texting app to communicate with customers, there are a few drawbacks to consider:

You’ll be constantly glued to your phone

This is especially true when you send texts to multiple people without a group message where customers reply to you separately. It will take longer for you to respond, making it difficult to disconnect after work when you know customers still need help.

You’ll have to use your personal number for work

You probably don’t want customers to have direct access to your personal number. But when you send a group text from your phone, you won’t have much of a choice. Unless, of course, you’re one of the few people who carry two phones.

Beyond the risk of after-hours messages making it harder to switch off from work, sharing your personal number can also be a privacy risk. Someone could use it to find personal details like your home address, making it important to limit who you share it with.

You can lose track of conversations and miss key messages 

Maybe there’s a lead in your group text who’s ready to convert, but their message gets buried in a sea of other conversations. Or maybe someone opts out of your business text messages, but it gets lost in the thread and they keep getting unwanted messages. This might lead to awkward follow-ups, frustrated customers, and potential compliance issues.

You won’t be able to use automations that would save you time

Traditional methods of mass and group texting from your personal cell phone typically don’t integrate with your tech stack. In other words: be prepared to do most of the legwork yourself. If you currently have a CRM, logging all call activity will require you to switch between tabs. Plus, you won’t have easy access to texting automation features like auto-replies, templates, and scheduled texts.

You’ll feel forced to text from a single device

With traditional group and mass texting, you can’t easily access the same messages across different devices. For example, you can’t switch between your work and personal phone or text from different numbers, like a local number versus a toll-free number.

The best way to send texts to multiple people 

Quo is a business phone system for small and growing teams. You can use it to build better customer relationships at scale, sell more, and stay organized.  

Quo’s Claude connector lets you pull conversations, call transcripts, and contacts into the AI assistant and act on them. 

Once connected, you can talk to Claude like a teammate: ask it to pull your calls and texts, write replies, spot patterns, and keep your contacts clean. You can use it to send two-way SMS to multiple people at once.

Here are some example prompts for how to send texts to multiple people using Claude:

Batch follow-up on unanswered leads

Pull my recent messages from [number]. For anyone I texted in the last 24 hours who hasn’t replied, draft a short, friendly follow-up for each one.

Send a batch update to customers

Pull my recent conversations on [number] and find any customers who confirmed a date or time this week. Draft a reminder text for each one with their name and the day of their appointment.

So why text customers using Claude instead of your phone’s standard features? There are a number of benefits for growing teams:

• Scale faster. Tired of manually sorting through contacts, writing individual messages, and deciding who needs a text? Just describe what you need, and Claude figures out the rest.
• Everything stays in one place. Replies land in your Quo inbox, not scattered across your personal SMS app. Conversation history is always organized and accessible.
• Send from your business number. No need to mix business and personal lives.
• Not tied to your phone. Quo works on any internet-connected device, so you can send and manage texts from your laptop just as easily as you do on your phone.
  

Once those messages go out, you’ll need a solid way to manage the replies. This is where shared phone numbers come in. 

Shared phone numbers: The best way to manage responses

When you and your team members share a number on Quo, everyone can see and respond to incoming messages and calls. Nothing gets trapped on one person’s phone, and everyone has the visibility they need to do their best work.

Here’s how shared numbers work in Quo:

• Everyone on your team receives the same text notifications. That way, reps can instantly see if you’ve received responses from the people you sent texts to, letting you reply as a team without the customer knowing.
• Everyone on the number has access to the same conversation history. A shared SMS inbox makes it easier to keep conversations from slipping through the cracks. Plus, it provides a single source of truth for conversations, with texts, calls, voicemails, and call recordings. 
• Keep your personal details private. You can set business hours and team member hours to stop getting notifications while out of the office. It’s an easy, guilt-free way of recharging outside of work — because even when you’re not available, someone else on your team can help pick up the phone.
• Send messages from anywhere and on any device. With a virtual SMS number, you can send and receive texts on any device connected to the internet. You could send replies on your phone, read messages in your browser, or compose new texts from your laptop — no more feeling chained to a smartphone.
• Automate background tasks. Gone for the day? Use scheduled texts to send messages during business hours. Out of the office? Use auto-replies to let customers know and give them a timeline for when you’ll respond. 
• Collaborate from anywhere. In Quo, every member of the number can write contact notes or create internal threads so any member of your team can pick up where they left off. 

Ready to send texts to multiple people with Quo?

Business texting shouldn’t feel like the family group chat — which is why hundreds of businesses are switching to shared phone numbers instead. 

Quo users can also connect to Claude to have AI do the heavy lifting of texting multiple people. For example, instead of combing through conversations to find who needs a reply, Claude can do that work for you. 

With Quo’s shared numbers, your entire team can see incoming replies, pick up conversations in context, and respond quickly. You get all the features of your native texting app, along with business-focused features like integrations and auto-replies.

All it takes to get started is $15 per user per month.

Sign up for a free seven-day trial today and start sending texts to multiple people with Quo.

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