Setting Up A Contact Distribution List of Family Members for Text Messaging

[gdtalbottjr]

Friends,

Is it possible to set up a distribution list of my family contacts?  I have several brothers and sisters and would like to send the same text message to all of them at once.  Can I key all of their phone numbers into one heading such as "family" and then use that as my "phone" number in the TO field?

Please let me know if this is possible and if so, how do I do it?

Thanks for your help.

Doug Talbott Jr.

[Wildman · Accepted solution]

You can send to multiple people but you can not save them as a group in the stock app but there is a number of apps on market that can do this.Try

Handcent

http://www.handcent.com/

TextPlus

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gogii.textplus&feature=search_result

Also check here...
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/send+group+sms

[pool_shark]

In the contacts app, create a group with your family members info, menu - display groups - create new group.

After the group is created, go to the stock text app, press the +, in the to field type the name of the group, send your text.

In Handcent press the + in the to field - tap the group tab - select the group, hit the back button, send your text.

[gdtalbottjr]

Thanks, friends, for these great suggestions!  They work terrifically well.

Best Wishes,

Doug

[gdtalbottjr]

Thanks, friend, for this great idea!  It works perfectly!

Best Wishes,

Doug