How to create a new group message and switch group type: Please click + at the bottom of the handcent main inbox page, go to handcent contact and click three dot, select Group Messages. You can click Group to select a exist group or select contacts to create a new group and then click the check mark to go into group conversation. At the top of the group conversation you can see the switch group type notification, click the switch button and click three dot on the top right corner of the conversation,go to personalization settings>>Type to confirm what group messages you select.
There are two ways you can send group messages. One is group SMS（Bulk), the other one is group MMS (Chat). And due to limitations of some carrier and phone type, you are just allowed to send group mms(chat) of up to 20 recipients. If you want to send to more than 20 recipients, you must turn off the "Thread group conversation" option on Handcent Next SMS app 's "Application Settings". After that, you send group sms.
Group SMS (Bulk):
Handcent Settings Search "Thread group conversation" ( turn it off )
Group MMS (Chat):
Handcent Settings search "Thread group conversation" ( turn it on ).
You can also switch group type when you start a new group.
Please refer to the following screenshot steps for details.
