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Tap the chat you'd like to add the SMS user to. For mobile users, tap the group chat's name, then tap Add people . Enter in your SMS user's phone number and their name, then write an invite message so they know it's from someone they know and add them by tapping Send .

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You can start a one-to-one chat with SMS participants in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Great Britain, India, Mexico, and the United States. SMS participants from other countries will receive an invite to join Microsoft Teams (free); once they join, you can start a chat with them.

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The Phone Link supports messages sent by Short Message Service (SMS). It also supports Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messaging. You can still send your favorite photos and GIFs from your PC.

GroupMe enables you to participate in groups via SMS. If you are added to a GroupMe group by SMS, you can use these commands in the group: #help - Sends you a text with the basic commands you might have forgotten. #add [name] [phone] - Follow the "#add" command with a person’s name and phone number to add them to the group.