Android doesn’t have the luxury of something like iMessage, so adding folks to a group text is still fairly complicated and a big hindrance.

Learn how to effortlessly add a new contact from a text message on your Android phone with our step-by-step guide.

Group texts are a great way to keep in touch with friends and family. We explain how to send group texts on Android.

Tap on the contact (s) to whom you'd like to forward the text message. The icon next to their name or phone number should appear as a circle with a check mark inside.