How to send bulk SMS from smartphone

When you need to broadcast the same message quickly to a lot of people, sending a group text message is often the best way. Here is a guide to sending bulk SMS on Android and iPhone.

 Android

• With Android, a good way to manage group texts is to set up a contacts group first. Go into Contacts>Tap Apps then Contacts or tap Contacts from the home screen.
• Tap Groups to get into the groups area of the phone. Depending on your Android version and phone, you may have an Add Groups option or you may need to tap the Menu to call up a Create Groups option.
• Your group needs a meaningful name such as PCA Softball team. Once you’ve typed it in, tap Save to finish creating the group of friends.
• Now, you can add people to the group by selecting them from your contacts list. On a Samsung Galaxy S III, this involves typing the group name, then press the contact button and pick from the full contact list.
• Go to the messaging app, tap the Contacts icon, pick your group and then either Select All or make specific choices for a subset. Tap Done and you return to the messaging app where you can add more recipients and send your message.

iPhone

• There is no group contacts facility on the iPhone; so, you need to create groups from the Messages app every time you send a message. On your iPhone, open Messages to start the process of creating a new SMS.
• Tap the small + icon to the right of the field and you can see your contacts listed. To add one, tap the name. If you’ve got a lot of contacts, use the Search box to find who you are looking for.
• Type out the text of the message you want to send and then send the message when you are ready. The group will see it.
• To make things easier, you can create a group of contacts. Again, this is not possible on the iPhone, but you can set them up at www.iCloud.com <http://www.icloud.com/>. Log in with your Apple ID, create a group and drag contacts into the group.
• This will sync to the iPhone as long as iCloud is enabled (go to Settings > iCloud to check). However, you still need to select people individually from the group when you want to send them all a message.