Droid Ultra - group messaging issues

Hello - 2 days ago, I lost the ability to send or receive group messages. I did not have a system upgrade - I have had no change to my phone that I am aware of. I was sending and receiving these messages just fine on Monday, but when trying to send Tues/Wed/Thurs, I get errors when sending and don't even see the incoming ones coming through. I'm on Android version 4.4.4. Any thoughts???

tiny8741,
I know that would concern me just the same. Let's see if we can restore your devices messaging abilities. What happens when you attempt to send a group message? Are you receiving a specific error message? Are you able to send and receive picture messages? Are you connected to mobile data or WiFi? Same results with WiFi off?
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