Create a Group Chat on Facebook
You can send a message to more than one friend on Facebook. This will essentially be a group chat with all the people sharing the same conversation. You can create group chats on Facebook’s website and on Facebook Messenger mobile app.
Steps
Using Messenger
- Log into the Messenger app with your Facebook account. You cannot send messages from the Facebook app. You'll need to use the Messenger app from Facebook instead. Messages sent in Messenger can be read in the Messenger app or on the Facebook website.
- Tap the "New Message" button. On Android, tap the "+" button in the lower-right corner and select "Write Message." On iOS, tap the "New Message" button in the upper-right corner, which looks like a paper and pencil.
- Add a person to the conversation. Type the name of the first person you want to add to the conversation. As you type, you'll see matches from your friends list below. Tap the person that you want to add.
- Add more people to create a group conversation. After adding the first person, keep typing to find a second person. Keep tapping results and adding people until you've added everyone you want to send the message to.
- Type your message that you want to send to the group. Tap the "Write a message" field after you've added all the recipients and begin typing your message. You can tap the various options above the text field to insert objects such as photos, emoji, animated gifs, and more.
- Send the message when you're satisfied with it. Tap the "Send" button when you're ready to send the message. On Android, the Send button looks like paper plane. All of the recipients will receive the message, and any replies will be send to the entire group.
- Change the name of a group conversation. Messenger allows you to change the name of a group conversation so that it isn't just a list of all the recipients. The process is a little different for Android and iOS devices:
- Android - Open the group conversation and tap the ⓘ button in the upper-right corner. Tap the ⋮ button and select "Change name." Enter the new name for the group conversation.
- iOS - Open the group conversation and then tap the current name at the top of the screen. Tap "Edit" in the upper-right corner, then select "Change name." Type the new name for the group conversation.
Using the Facebook Website
- Log into the Facebook website with your Facebook account. Make sure to log in with the account that you want to send the group message from.
- Click the "New Message" button in the lower-right corner. You'll find this underneath the list of your online friends. If your list is minimized, you'll still find the "New Message" button in the minimized chat window.
- If you want to add people to an existing conversation, tap the Gear button in the corner of the chat window, then select "Add Friends to Chat."
- Add the people you want to start a group chat with. Start typing the names of the friends you want to add to your group chat. You can select them from the list of results that appear as you type. You can add as many or as few friends to the conversation as you'd like.
- To remove someone that you've added, click the "X" next to their name in the "To:" field.
- Type your message. You can type the message you want to send to the group in the text field. Click the Smiley button to insert emoji, the picture button to insert a photo, or the paperclip button to attach a file from your computer.
- Send the message. Press ↵ Enter/⏎ Return to send the message to the recipients. This will create a group conversation, and any replies people make will be visible to everyone.
