Why are group text messages coming as downloads?

Since I downloaded the newest droid softward my group messages which go out to iphone users are often coming back as a download.  The download often just keeps running or I have to go out of texting mode and go back in again to get the text.  This doesn't happen in individual texts to these people.  What can I do??

If you text them a lot as a group, you should look into the GroupMe app. It's available for Android and iOS and can use either data or and SMS (so it can actually be used without the app). Basically, you post to the group and everybody gets it.

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